{
  "id": 10580571,
  "title": "Singapore haze worsens as all five regions enter unhealthy range",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/singapore-haze-worsens-as-all-five-regions-enter-unhealthy-range",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T01:24:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/singapore/2026/09/29/singapore-haze-worsens-as-all-five-regions-enter-unhealthy-range/236935"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's air quality deteriorated sharply on Tuesday morning, with all five regions entering the unhealthy range, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA). The northern region reached a 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) of 101 at 7am, surpassing the unhealthy threshold. The central and southern regions had already entered the unhealthy band by 8pm the previous day, with PSI readings of 155 and 103 respectively. The western region entered the unhealthy range at 9pm, while the eastern region did so at midnight.\n\nThe NEA had previously forecasted that the PSI would fluctuate between the moderate and mid-unhealthy ranges over the next 24 hours, due to smoke haze from fires in southern Sumatra and Kalimantan drifting towards Singapore. Despite showers expected on Tuesday, the agency warned that prevailing winds from the east or southeast would still pose a risk of smoke haze. The PSI, which measures six pollutants including PM2.5, indicates daily air quality and informs NEA health advisories. A PSI reading between 101 and 200 is considered unhealthy, with readings of 201 to 300 categorized as very unhealthy and above 300 as hazardous.",
  "summary": "SINGAPORE, Sept 29 — Air quality in all five regions of Singapore entered the unhealthy range on Tuesday morning,...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "What we know about the wildfires choking Indonesia, fuelling regional haze across Malaysia and Singapore",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/what-we-know-about-the-wildfires-choking-indonesia-fuelling-regional",
        "published": "2026-09-28T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}