MANJUNG: All 102 schools in the district have been ordered closed after the Air Pollutant Index (API) here recorded very unhealthy level.
A source said students in the morning session were allowed to return home at 11am while all schooling for the afternoon session had been cancelled.
A senior assistant of a secondary school in Pangkor confirmed the state Education Department had instructed all schools in the state to close.
A check on the Department of Environment website showed as of noon, Seri Manjung recorded 239 API, the highest in the country.