{
  "id": 851102,
  "title": "Schools may close if API readings exceed 200",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/schools-may-close-if-api-readings-exceed-200",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T08:14:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1511112/schools-may-close-if-api-readings-exceed-200"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TAIPING: Schools in areas where the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading exceeds 200 may be closed at the discretion of the principal or headmaster, based on monitoring and advice from the state Education Department (JPN) and district Education Office (PPD).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}