Haze Forces Two‑day School Closures in Six Sarawak Districts, Home‑based Learning Activated

2-day school closure ordered in 6 Sarawak areas amid haze

The affected areas are Kuching, Padawan, Serian, Bau, Lundu and Samarahan.

Schools in several Sarawak districts to close for two days over haze

Home-based teaching and learning will be implemented during the closure. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Haze forces two‑day school closures in six Sarawak districts, home‑based learning activated

KUCHING, Aug 20 — The Sarawak Education Department has ordered all schools under its jurisdiction in Kuching, Padawan, Serian, Bau, Lundu and Samarahan to close with immediate effect today and tomorrow due to haze affecting air quality in the areas.The department said in a statement today that schools would conduct Home-Based Teaching and Learning during the closure to ensure students could continue their studies.“The decision was made as a prec…

591 schools in Sarawak ordered to close until Aug 21 as haze worsens

By DayakDaily Team KUCHING, Aug 20: A total of 591 primary and secondary schools in Sarawak have been ordered to close temporarily from today until tomorrow (Aug 21) as worsening haze pushed air quality in several parts of the State to unhealthy levels. The Sarawak Education Department (JPN Sarawak) said the closure, effective immediately on Aug 20 and Aug 21, involved 509 primary schools with 107,590 pupils and 82 secondary schools with 89,733 …