{
  "id": 15372890,
  "title": "Perak maintains ban on outdoor school activities despite improving API readings, says exco",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/perak-maintains-ban-on-outdoor-school-activities-despite-improving-15372890",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T06:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/18/perak-maintains-ban-on-outdoor-school-activities-despite-improving-api-readings-says-exco/239598"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Perak has maintained a ban on outdoor school activities despite improving Air Pollutant Index (API) readings, according to the state's Education, Higher Education, Youth and Sports Committee chairman Datuk Khairudin Abu Hanipah. Schools in the state are operating as usual, with teaching and learning activities conducted indoors, as the ban covers outdoor activities such as camping and sports. The ban is based on a circular issued by the Ministry of Education (MOE), which stipulates that all learning processes and teaching activities must be carried out in classrooms only. Khairudin also mentioned that any need to postpone major examinations, including the KAFA Class Assessment Test (UPKK) and the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), would have to be jointly discussed by relevant agencies. The MOE, Perak State Education Department (JPN), and the relevant department overseeing the UPKK will assess the matter if the situation requires it.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Perak Maintains Ban On Outdoor School Activities Despite Improving API Readings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/general-perak-maintains-ban-on-outdoor-school-activities-despite",
        "published": "2026-10-18T05:24:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Perak maintains ban on outdoor school activities despite improving API readings, says exco",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/perak-maintains-ban-on-outdoor-school-activities-despite-improving",
        "published": "2026-10-18T06:58:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}