{
  "id": 12967405,
  "title": "Haze in Singapore: Air quality across island remains unhealthy overnight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/haze-in-singapore-air-quality-across-island-remains-unhealthy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T22:13:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/haze-in-singapore-air-quality-across-island-remains-unhealthy-overnight"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Singapore's air quality remained unhealthy overnight as the haze situation did not improve, with the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings remaining in the unhealthy range. The 24-hour PSI readings across the island were recorded at 109 in the north, 135 in the south, 134 in the east, 155 in the west, and 159 in the central region. PM2.5 levels were also elevated, with the west region having the highest reading at 143, followed by the central at 140, south at 134, east at 117, and north at 92. The National Environment Agency (NEA) forecasted that the 24-hour PSI readings would remain in the high moderate to mid-unhealthy range, attributing the situation to moderate to dense smoke plumes drifting towards Singapore from southern and central Sumatra and West Kalimantan due to dry conditions in the neighbouring Indonesian territories.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Singapore haze worsens as central region’s air quality nears 2026 high, smoke from Indonesia continues to drift in",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/singapore-haze-worsens-as-central-regions-air-quality-nears-2026-high",
        "published": "2026-10-09T00:49:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}