{
  "id": 10914455,
  "title": "Johan Setia reports highest unhealthy API level at 166, twenty areas in total experiencing bad air",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/johan-setia-reports-highest-unhealthy-api-level-at-166-twenty-areas-10914455",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:58:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/30/johan-setia-reports-highest-unhealthy-api-level-at-166-twenty-areas-in-total-experiencing-bad-air/237160"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 30, 2022, data from the Malaysian Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) revealed that 20 areas nationwide recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings. Johan Setia in Selangor topped the list with a reading of 166. Other Selangor areas with unhealthy air quality included Shah Alam (164), Klang (158), Petaling Jaya (155), and Banting (143). The capital city, Kuala Lumpur, also had two monitoring stations recording unhealthy air quality: Cheras (162) and Batu Muda (160). Putrajaya registered an API reading of 157.\n\nIn Johor, affected areas were Pasir Gudang (164), Larkin (162), Kota Tinggi (155), Pengerang (152), and Kluang (110). Negeri Sembilan's affected areas were Nilai (161) and Seremban (153). Pahang had Balok Baru and Indera Mahkota with API readings of 156 each. Kuala Terengganu and Terengganu in Terengganu followed with API readings of 154 and 103, respectively.\n\nNationwide, 45 areas recorded moderate API readings, while only three were categorized as having good air quality. The API scale ranges from 0 to 300, with readings between 0 and 50 categorized as good, 51 to 100 as moderate, 101 to 200 as unhealthy, 201 to 300 as very unhealthy, and above 300 as hazardous.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — Twenty areas nationwide recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 4...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "33 areas record unhealthy API readings, Johan Setia highest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/33-areas-record-unhealthy-api-readings-johan-setia-highest",
        "published": "2026-09-30T03:13:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Haze persists as over 30 areas record unhealthy API, Johan Setia and Cheras worst hit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/haze-persists-as-over-30-areas-record-unhealthy-api-johan-setia-and",
        "published": "2026-09-30T03:14:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}