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Haze: All schools in Putrajaya closed today
PUTRAJAYA: All 25 schools in Putrajaya were ordered to close today following very unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading this morning. Putrajaya Education director Farizah Ahmad said all schools in Putrajaya were ordered to close today after the API reading
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Haze: Indonesian activists blast govt for failing to contain forest fires
JAKARTA: Indonesian environmental activists have criticised the government for its apparent lack of seriousness in tackling forest fires, resulting in the bad haze, and affecting public safety. According to press reports, the haze has not only affected locals, but has
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Putrajaya schools closed today as haze worsens
PUTRAJAYA: All schools in Putrajaya have been forced to shut down today after the Air Pollutant Index (API) readings in the administrative capital rose to very unhealthy levels. Putrajaya Education Department director Farizah Ahmad said based on the 5pm API
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Haze: 145 Selangor schools to close today
SHAH ALAM: A total of 145 schools in Sepang, Hulu Langat, Kuala Langat, Klang and Petaling Perdana districts will be closed today as the haze situation in the state gets worse. Selangor State Education Department, in a statement, said the
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Haze: Schools, higher institutions in Johor to close
KUALA LUMPUR: The worsening haze has forced 129 schools in Tangkak and 89 schools in Muar, as well as institutions of higher learning including matriculation colleges in Johor to close. A total of 40,000 students will be affected by the
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Cloud seeding to be expanded to other states if haze worsens
SERI ISKANDAR: Cloud seeding operations in Sarawak and Selangor will be extended to other states if the haze worsens there, said Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Deputy Minister Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis today. She said however that if the
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Haze: Do what you must, Yeo tells Indonesia
PUTRAJAYA: Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin urged the Indonesian government to do what it takes to tackle the haze situation affecting the region. This comes after the Indonesian authorities singled out four Malaysian-linked companies
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Indonesia seals off M’sian owned plantation in Riau over haze issue
The Indonesian authorities have sealed a plot of land in Riau, belonging to subsidiary of a Malaysian company, for allegedly being involved in forest fires that has caused haze across the region. According to CNN Indonesia, the Indonesian Environment and
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Haze: 24 areas record unhealthy readings
KUALA LUMPUR: Several states in the peninsula including Kedah, Penang, Perak, Melaka, Johor and Negeri Sembilan recorded higher Air Pollutant Index (API) reading from moderate to unhealthy level which exceeds 101. Based on Malaysia Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS)
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Haze: Cloud seeding for areas above 200 API in Selangor
SHAH ALAM: The Selangor state government has decided to conduct cloud seeding operations in haze affected areas with the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading exceeding 200, which is at very unhealthy level. State Environment, Green Technology, Science, Technology and Innovation
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