{
  "id": 2110455,
  "title": "Sarawak haze shuts 591 schools across 10 districts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/sarawak-haze-shuts-591-schools-across-10-districts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T09:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/126388/sarawak-haze-shuts-591-schools-across-10-districts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "HAZE has forced the closure of 591 schools across 10 districts in Sarawak, affecting nearly 200,000 students, after unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings were recorded in several locations. The Sarawak Education Department (JPN Sarawak) said t...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Haze forces school closures in four Sarawak districts, home‑based learning activated",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/haze-forces-school-closures-in-four-sarawak-districts-home-based",
        "published": "2026-08-20T06:43:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "2-day school closure ordered in 6 Sarawak areas amid haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/2-day-school-closure-ordered-in-6-sarawak-areas-amid-haze",
        "published": "2026-08-20T07:29:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Sarawak: Haze prompts two-day school closure in 6 areas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/sarawak-haze-prompts-two-day-school-closure-in-6-areas",
        "published": "2026-08-20T08:43:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}