Pasir Gudang logs country’s worst air quality at 181 API, 20 stations remain unhealthy

Malaysia's air quality showed modest improvement on October 13, with 20 of the country's 68 monitoring stations recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings, down from 23 stations reported the previous day. Johor continued to bear the brunt of the transboundary smoke, with Pasir Gudang logging the highest reading nationwide at 181, climbing from 174 the previous afternoon.

Central corridor and Putrajaya experienced encouraging improvements, with Putrajaya dropping from 156 to 120, safely below the 150-mark threshold designated for potential localized school closures.

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