{
  "id": 13894483,
  "title": "Malaysia education minister defends day-to-day decisions on haze-related school closures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/malaysia-education-minister-defends-day-to-day-decisions-on-haze",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T06:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-school-closure-parents-concerns-fadhlina-sidek-6452096"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Some parents have suggested closing schools for several consecutive days to make it easier for families to make arrangements, said Malaysia Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Singapore rolls out haze subsidies as Malaysia extends school closures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/singapore-rolls-out-haze-subsidies-as-malaysia-extends-school-closures",
        "published": "2026-10-12T07:07:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Singapore rolls out haze subsidies as Malaysia extends school closures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/singapore-rolls-out-haze-subsidies-as-malaysia-extends-school-closures-13905196",
        "published": "2026-10-12T07:28:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}