{
  "id": 13611633,
  "title": "Haze: 15 areas in Malaysia record unhealthy air quality, Pasir Gudang records highest API reading at 180",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/haze-15-areas-in-malaysia-record-unhealthy-air-quality-pasir-gudang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T02:07:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/11/haze-15-areas-in-malaysia-record-unhealthy-air-quality-pasir-gudang-records-highest-api-reading-at-180/238639"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Today, October 11, saw 15 areas across Malaysia report unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings, with Pasir Gudang in Johor topping the list at a concerning 180. The Department of Environment’s Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal revealed that seven additional areas in Johor also experienced poor air quality, including Larkin at 178, Kota Tinggi at 166, Tangkak at 164, Segamat at 162, Pengerang at 160, Kluang at 159, and Batu Pahat at 151. In Pahang, Balok Baru in Kuantan reported an API of 159, while Rompin had a reading of 53 and Cheras in Kuala Lumpur recorded 157.\n\nKemaman and Kuala Terengganu in Terengganu both registered API readings of 156, while Paka had a reading of 133. Alor Gajah in Melaka recorded a less severe API of 103. Conversely, 50 areas across the country recorded moderate API levels, while a mere three sites reported good air quality. The API scale categorizes air quality as follows: zero to 50 denotes good air quality, 51 to 100 indicates moderate, 101 to 200 signifies unhealthy, 201 to 300 suggests very unhealthy, and readings exceeding 300 are considered hazardous.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — A total of 15 areas nationwide recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Haze eases as Langkawi, Balik Pulau record healthy API readings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/haze-eases-as-langkawi-balik-pulau-record-healthy-api-readings",
        "published": "2026-10-11T00:40:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Haze: 15 areas in Malaysia record unhealthy air quality, Pasir Gudang records highest API reading at 180",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/haze-15-areas-in-malaysia-record-unhealthy-air-quality-pasir-gudang-13620217",
        "published": "2026-10-11T02:07:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}