{
  "id": 14120119,
  "title": "Haze: Johor cops told to mask up while on field duty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/haze-johor-cops-told-to-mask-up-while-on-field-duty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T04:52:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1554318/haze-johor-cops-told-mask-while-field-duty"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Johor police have ordered all personnel on field duty to wear masks while combating the worsening haze, according to a statement from the Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad. The 13 district control centres across the state were activated to monitor the deteriorating air quality. Despite the haze, police will continue to provide traffic control, mobile patrol vehicle operations, and motorcycle patrols as scheduled to ensure public safety and order. District police chiefs have been instructed to ensure their personnel wear masks and monitor their health, with those experiencing health issues being exempt from field duties. Rahaman expressed concern that the worsening pollution could pose a risk to police personnel, but no serious health problems have been reported thus far.",
  "summary": "JOHOR BARU: Johor police activated all 13 district control centres yesterday to monitor the worsening haze, while making face masks compulsory for personnel on field duty.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Over 70% of Johor primary schoolkids skip online classes amid haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/over-70-of-johor-primary-schoolkids-skip-online-classes-amid-haze",
        "published": "2026-10-13T00:59:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Johor police deploy 13 district control centres statewide to assist in haze monitoring",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/johor-police-deploy-13-district-control-centres-statewide-to-assist",
        "published": "2026-10-13T04:47:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}