ALOR SETAR, Oct 4 – Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid announced today at a press conference at SMK Seri Ampang in Jalan Kuala Kedah on Sunday said that all schools in Peninsular Malaysia except for Kelantan are ordered to close for two days due to the worsening haze. Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said the schools would be closed on Monday and Tuesday which on Oct 5 and Oct 6.  

For Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak, he said the Education Ministry will monitor the haze hourly before deciding on the need to close schools. He added that if the haze condition deteriorates in these three states, we will also take the same measure. Also present were Kedah Education Department director Datin Azuyah Hassan and State Education, Transportation and Housing Committee chairman Datuk Tajul Urus Mat Zain.

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