Najib: Ministry to decide on school closure after the holidays


Say cheese: Najib chairing the East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC) meeting at the Parliament building yesterday. Also present were Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (left) and the ECERDC chief executive officer Datuk Seri Jebasingam Issace John (second from right). — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry will decide on the need to close schools if the extreme heat continues after the end of the first term holidays this week, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The existing procedures gave school heads the authority to cancel outdoor activities if the conditions warranted it, he added.

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