8 days ago · Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia axes classes as haze worsens air quality
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What we know
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 Indonesia pushed air pollution to unhealthy levels. The areas affected include the states of Johor, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan and Selangor…
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