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General : Haze: All Schools In Bintulu Closed Until Sept 11 - Sarawak Education Dept

KUCHING, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- A total of 54 primary schools and nine secondary schools in Bintulu Division, comprising the Bintulu and Tatau/Sebauh districts, will be closed from Sept 7 to 11 due to haze, with Home-Based Teaching and Learning (PdPR) to be implemented during the closure.

The state education department in Malaysia has announced the closure of 63 schools in the Bintulu and Tatau-Sebauh districts due to severe haze, affecting 39,744 students. The decision, based on continuous air quality monitoring, came into effect from September 7 to September 11, with pollution levels reaching "very unhealthy" readings at 8pm today, reaching 206. Pupils are studying at home during this period.

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