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Penang education dept: students may skip school if haze harms health
Penang's state education department has told schools to let parents take children home early and to allow students to stay away on health grounds as haze worsens. Schools in affected areas will close if the API reading hits 200. Four Penang air monitoring stations recorded unhealthy readings up to 11am.
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Four Penang air quality stations record unhealthy API readings
Four air quality monitoring stations in Penang recorded unhealthy API readings as of 11am today: Minden (167), Balik Pulau (164), Seberang Jaya (162) and Seberang Perai (160). State housing and environment exco Datuk Seri S Sundarajoo advised the public not to panic but to take precautions, especially children, the elderly, pregnant women and those with respiratory problems.
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Four Penang areas record unhealthy API readings
Four air quality monitoring stations in Penang recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index readings as of 11am today, with Minden at 167, Balik Pulau at 164, Seberang Jaya at 162 and Seberang Prai at 160. The state government advised the public not to panic but to take precautions, especially children, the elderly, pregnant women and those with respiratory problems. The Department of Environment is monitoring open burning and transboundary haze developments.
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Penang API unhealthy at all four stations, Minden highest at 167
Air quality across Penang reached unhealthy levels at all four monitoring stations as of 11am, with Minden recording the highest API of 167. State environment committee chairman S. Sundarajoo advised children, the elderly, pregnant women and those with respiratory problems to limit outdoor activity, and said the state and the Department of Environment would step up monitoring and enforcement against open burning.