{
  "id": 5796296,
  "title": "Schools in two Bintulu districts closed due to haze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/schools-in-two-bintulu-districts-closed-due-to-haze",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T16:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/06/schools-in-two-bintulu-districts-closed-due-to-haze"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The state education department in Malaysia has announced the closure of 63 schools in the Bintulu and Tatau-Sebauh districts due to severe haze, affecting 39,744 students. The decision, based on continuous air quality monitoring, came into effect from September 7 to September 11, with pollution levels reaching \"very unhealthy\" readings at 8pm today, reaching 206. Pupils are studying at home during this period.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Haze: All Schools In Bintulu Closed Until Sept 11 - Sarawak Education Dept",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/general-haze-all-schools-in-bintulu-closed-until-sept-11-sarawak",
        "published": "2026-09-05T14:20:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Schools in two Bintulu districts closed due to haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/schools-in-two-bintulu-districts-closed-due-to-haze-5798758",
        "published": "2026-09-05T16:04:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}