Maszlee: Education Ministry to decide on 111 Johor schools after briefing today
18 March 2019
JOHOR BARU, March 18 ― The Ministry of Education will decide whether 111 affected schools to remain close or safe to be reopened following the toxic pollution from the dumping of chemicals into Sungai Kim Kim after the briefing by the district Disaster Relief Management Committee here today. “I will attend the briefing from the Disaster Management Committee at the main operations room in Pasir Gudang. The results from this briefing will determine whether the schools are safe to be opened to the teachers and students concerned,” he said.
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