Malaysia closes schools in several states, territories due to haze
Authorities ordered home-based lessons as haze-driven air pollution crossed the new closure threshold and 37 monitoring stations reported unhealthy readings, officials said.
- On Friday, October 9, 2026, Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek ordered school closures across Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Pahang's Rompin district due to worsening haze.
- The Education Ministry lowered closure thresholds, mandating suspensions where the Air Pollutant Index exceeds 180 or remains above 150 for three consecutive days to protect students from hazardous particulate exposure.
- Seremban logged the nation's highest API reading at 186, while 38 monitoring stations across Peninsular Malaysia recorded unhealthy air quality ranging between 101 and 200, according to Department of Environment surveillance data.
- Education Director-General Datuk Mohd Azam Ahmad instructed affected institutions to implement home-based teaching and learning , allowing teachers and support staff to work from home throughout the closure period.
- These pre-emptive measures follow royal concerns expressed by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, prompting the ministry to prioritize student health through continuous monitoring and inter-agency coordination.
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Malaysia closes schools in several states, territories due to haze
Schools in several Malaysian states as well as its federal and administrative capitals will be closed on Friday, the education ministry said, after smoky haze caused by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia pushed air pollution to unhealthy levels.
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