Haze eases as Langkawi, Balik Pulau record healthy API readings
KUALA LUMPUR: Haze conditions showed significant improvement today, with Langkawi and Balik Pulau recording healthy air pollutant index (API) readings.
The haze situation in Malaysia has shown significant improvement, with Langkawi and Balik Pulau recording healthy air pollutant index (API) readings of 36 and 28, respectively. This marks a positive change from yesterday, when no locations nationwide had healthy API readings. The Department of Environment's Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal reported a drop in the number of locations with unhealthy API readings to 19, down from 33 the previous day.
Johor continues to have the highest number of locations with unhealthy readings, while Kuala Lumpur, Cheras, and Batu Muda also recorded moderate API readings of 161 and 113, respectively.
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