{
  "id": 12409487,
  "title": "[UPDATED] Haze: All schools in Batu Pahat closed tomorrow after API hits 203",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/updated-haze-all-schools-in-batu-pahat-closed-tomorrow-after-api-hits",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T14:06:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1549234/updated-haze-all-schools-batu-pahat-closed-tomorrow-after-api-hits"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Batu Pahat district schools will remain closed tomorrow due to a very unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 203, recorded at 8pm today. Kamalludin Jamal, the district officer and chairman of the District Disaster Management Committee, announced the closure in line with the National Haze Action Plan and Education Ministry guidelines. Schools are directed to either implement home-based teaching and learning or follow instructions from the ministry, Johor Education Department, or Batu Pahat District Education Office, depending on prevailing directives. The district will continue monitoring the air quality and API readings, with decisions on reopening schools based on improvements in air quality and official directives.",
  "summary": "BATU PAHAT: All schools in the district will be closed tomorrow after the area recorded a very unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading at 8pm today.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Unhealthy air readings rise to 30 areas, Batu Pahat tops",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/unhealthy-air-readings-rise-to-30-areas-batu-pahat-tops",
        "published": "2026-10-06T09:49:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Haze forces closure of all schools in Batu Pahat tomorrow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/haze-forces-closure-of-all-schools-in-batu-pahat-tomorrow",
        "published": "2026-10-06T13:56:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}