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LETTER | Time now for concerted action and effective practices at all levels to banish potential disrupters of social harmony.

The closure involves 30 schools in Kuala Langat and 27 in Klang, affecting a total of 68,025 students.

UPDATED | It's Sunday smoggy Sunday for most of Peninsular Malaysia. 

The protest is in conjunction with the global climate strike inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg.

It says the data provided by other portals may be inaccurate. 

UPDATED 4.38PM | This is in line with the transition phase as southwest monsoon is set to end next week.

UPDATED 9.36PM | Semambu assemblyperson estimates that 20 acres are on fire.

Only a small proportion of hot spots detected throughout Malaysia and Indonesia are located on its oil palm plantations, it says.

INTERVIEW | The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries says they should not be blamed for starting fires to clear land.

The deputy education minister says affected schools will give students tasks via the Google Classroom application.

LETTER | 'The golden crop for Indonesia and Malaysia has now become the bane, and a tragedy for both nations.'

PKR president adds that regional ties with both superpowers should be maintained.

Former Penang state rep Muhammad Farid accuses minister of 'feeding the greed of the corporate sector'.

UPDATED 4.32PM | Town also hit by water supply disruption.

PHOTO ESSAY | Cloud seeding is underway to combat the haze hovering over parts of Malaysia.

M'sia will also be speaking to Asean to come up with a mechanism to tackle the haze problem, says Yeo.