Lectures at all Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) branch campuses in Selangor tomorrow will be postponed because of the very unhealthy air quality due to the haze today.

UiTMvice-chancellor Tan Sri Prof Dr Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar said thepostponementof lectures which had been scheduled for the subsequent days woulddependon the haze condition.

The postponement will be announced a day before the scheduled lectures, headded.

However, he said the postponement only involved lectures for studentsasthestaffwere still requiredto come to work as usual.

"Forcampuses in other states, it depends on the Air Pollutant Index (APUI)intheir respective areas and on the discretion of the Rector," he said in astatementhere today.

According to the Department of Environment's (DOE) portal, three areasrecordedvery unhealthy API as at 2 pm today, from five at 11 am.

Shah Alam recorded the highest APIat239, followed by Batu Muda, Kuala Lumpur (228) and Port Klang (215).

Meanwhile, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (UTMKL) has postponedallclasses at the city campus due to the haze.

The UTMKL Management Team in a Facebook posting today, said the decision wasmadeafter the API reading in the Federal Territory exceeded 200, whichindicated veryunhealthy air.

It said classes would resume to normal on Sept 29 (Tuesday).

The university Management Team advised staff and students of UTM toobserveprecaution issued by the DOE with regard to the haze situation, as wellas stay alertto any upcoming announcements.