{
  "id": 12860838,
  "title": "General : Haze: MoE Institutions In Areas With API Above 180 To Close From Tomorrow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/general-haze-moe-institutions-in-areas-with-api-above-180-to-close",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:04:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2617288"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- All educational institutions under the Education Ministry (MoE) in areas recording Air Pollutant Index (API) readings above 180, based on Department of Environment (DoE) readings, must be closed from tomorrow amid the haze currently affecting the country.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Haze: Agong calls for schools in areas with API readings 150 and above to close",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/haze-agong-calls-for-schools-in-areas-with-api-readings-150-and-above",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:19:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "[UPDATED] Haze: MoE institutions with API above 180 to shut from tomorrow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/updated-haze-moe-institutions-with-api-above-180-to-shut-from-tomorrow",
        "published": "2026-10-08T11:12:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Haze forces closure of schools in Negeri Sembilan tomorrow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/haze-forces-closure-of-schools-in-negeri-sembilan-tomorrow",
        "published": "2026-10-08T13:05:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}