Kualiti udara semakin baik, IPU Serian masih tahap bahaya

Air quality in Malaysia has improved, particularly in Sarawak, where only one area recorded an Air Pollution Index (API) at hazardous levels by 8am today. Serian recorded an API of 343, while four other areas - Sri Aman (298), Kuching (276), Samarahan (257), and Sarikei (227) - reported very unhealthy air quality. Several other Sarawak regions maintained unhealthy air quality levels, including Sibu (191), Bintulu (176), Kapit (176), Mukah (172), Samalaju (167), Limbang (155), Institute of Engineering Miri (153), and Miri (134).

Johor also contributed to unhealthy air quality in Labuan (162) and most areas in Sabah, such as Politeknik Kota Kinabalu (166), Kimanis (165), Keningau (165), Kota Kinabalu (164), and Tawau (153). However, air quality in Sandakan, Sabah, was categorized as simple with an API of 88. Three areas in Peninsular Malaysia recorded good air quality: Kangar and Tanah Merah in Perlis (both 49), and Langkawi in Kedah.

Air quality in the Klang Valley was mostly simple, but approached unhealthy levels, including Batu Muda (98), Shah Alam (98), Cheras (97), Putrajaya (91), and Petaling Jaya (88). Johan Setia, Selangor, was the only Peninsular Malaysian region to record an unhealthy API. API readings between 0 and 50 indicate good air quality, 51 to 100 indicate simple, 101 to 200 indicate unhealthy, 201 to 300 indicate very unhealthy, and above 300 is categorized as hazardous.