{
  "id": 13092826,
  "title": "Haze: 36 areas record unhealthy API readings, Pasir Gudang highest at 190",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/haze-36-areas-record-unhealthy-api-readings-pasir-gudang-highest-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:40:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/09/haze-36-areas-record-unhealthy-api-readings-pasir-gudang-highest-at-190/238467"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 9, 36 areas across Malaysia recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings, with Pasir Gudang leading the nation at 190. Other regions affected included Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Selangor, Perak, Pahang, Kedah, Penang, and Kuala Lumpur. API readings ranging from 51 to 100 denoted moderate air quality, while any reading above 300 was considered hazardous.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — A total of 36 areas recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 5.45pm today...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/haze-crisis-worsens-as-unhealthy-api-readings-force-sweeping-school",
        "published": "2026-10-09T00:56:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Selangor religious schools closed due to haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/selangor-religious-schools-closed-due-to-haze",
        "published": "2026-10-09T01:35:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}