{
  "id": 14857990,
  "title": "Party questions MOE’s shifting haze policy as school closure threshold returns to 200",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/party-questions-moes-shifting-haze-policy-as-school-closure-threshold",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T03:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128412/party-questions-moes-shifting-haze-policy-as-school-closure-threshold-returns-to-200"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "THE Ministry of Education’s (MOE) decision to raise the school closure threshold to an air pollution index (API) reading of 200, after imposing stricter limits a week earlier, has drawn criticism from Bersama, which questioned the scientific basis fo...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "School assessment postponed as haze sparks MOE move to prioritise student health and safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/school-assessment-postponed-as-haze-sparks-moe-move-to-prioritise",
        "published": "2026-10-16T02:37:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}