{
  "id": 12875735,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/08/haze-forces-closure-of-schools-in-negeri-sembilan-tomorrow"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "All schools in Negeri Sembilan will remain closed tomorrow due to the ongoing haze, according to the state education department. The department made this decision after monitoring stations in the region recorded API levels nearing very unhealthy conditions. As of 8pm, the API was at 189 in Seremban, 184 in Nilai, and 170 in Port Dickson, all indicating unhealthy air quality. Educational institutions are now set to conduct online learning to ensure students can continue their lessons despite the disruption. Teachers and school administrators are permitted to work remotely during this period. The National Education Ministry has also announced that schools in areas with API readings above 180 will close tomorrow, while those with readings above 150 for three consecutive days will close starting October 12.",
  "summary": "The state's three API monitoring stations record unhealthy air quality, namely in Seremban (189), Nilai (184) and Port Dickson (170).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "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": "Bernama",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-08T10:04:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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-12876568",
        "published": "2026-10-08T13:05:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}