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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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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.
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Welfare Dept upgrades evacuation centres for disabled ahead of monsoon
The Welfare Department is upgrading temporary evacuation centres nationwide to better serve persons with disabilities during the monsoon season. Its director-general Datuk Che Murad Sayang Ramjan said the improvements include dedicated spaces and sign language interpreters, after a state-level PPS management simulation at the Sungai Jawi multipurpose hall in Nibong Tebal. More than 9,000 PPS have been identified nationwide and 6,000 volunteers are trained for mobilisation.
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Penang airport flights normal despite haze and Jakarta volcanic ash cancellations
Penang International Airport operations remain normal despite haze affecting the state. Several flights to Jakarta were cancelled due to volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau, but no large-scale stranding of passengers occurred. The state government is also preparing for two new international direct routes in October.
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Penang air quality stays good to moderate despite Minden station hitting unhealthy API
Penang's air quality has remained at a good to moderate level, helped by intermittent rain, according to state environment committee chairman Datuk Seri S. Sundarajoo. However, the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading at the Minden Station reached the unhealthy category this afternoon, with readings between 82 and 142. The official attributed the situation to hotspots in Sumatra and Kalimantan, and advised the public to rely on official API readings and avoid open burning.
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Penang's Minden air quality hits unhealthy API of 142, exco says
Air quality in Minden, Penang island, reached an unhealthy level today, with the API reading climbing to 142 at 3pm. The state exco attributed the haze to increased hotspots in Sumatra and Kalimantan, and advised the public to reduce outdoor activities.