Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has called for students' safety and health to be prioritised amid the haze, advising schools in affected areas to be closed, particularly where Air Pollutant Index (API) readings remain between 150 and 180 for prolonged periods.

“The Education Ministry must take this matter seriously. Appropriate measures must be taken by the ministry and relevant agencies to protect students, the elderly and those with respiratory illnesses,” His Majesty said on Facebook today...

“The Education Ministry must take this matter seriously. Appropriate measures must be taken by the ministry and relevant agencies to protect students, the elderly and those with respiratory illnesses,” His Majesty said on Facebook today.