Sarawak Orders Two-Day School Closures as Haze Worsens, Affecting Around 200,000 Students

Sarawak orders two-day school closures as haze worsens, affecting around 200,000 students

Nearly 600 schools are closed as the East Malaysian state records “very unhealthy” air pollutant index levels.

Haze shuts schools in S’wak again

KUCHING: Schools across 10 districts in Sarawak have been ordered to close temporarily as transboundary haze continues to deteriorate air quality across the state.

Deteriorating air quality prompts school closures in Malaysia's Sarawak

Deteriorating air quality prompts school closures in Malaysia's Sarawak

2-day school closure ordered in 6 Sarawak areas amid haze

The affected areas are Kuching, Padawan, Serian, Bau, Lundu and Samarahan.

Schools in several Sarawak districts to close for two days over haze

Home-based teaching and learning will be implemented during the closure. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Haze forces two‑day school closures in six Sarawak districts, home‑based learning activated

KUCHING, Aug 20 — The Sarawak Education Department has ordered all schools under its jurisdiction in Kuching, Padawan, Serian, Bau, Lundu and Samarahan to close with immediate effect today and tomorrow due to haze affecting air quality in the areas.The department said in a statement today that schools would conduct Home-Based Teaching and Learning during the closure to ensure students could continue their studies.“The decision was made as a prec…