{
  "id": 14078848,
  "title": "Klang Valley air quality moderate as haze persists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/klang-valley-air-quality-moderate-as-haze-persists",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T00:17:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1554110/klang-valley-air-quality-moderate-haze-persists"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kuala Lumpur's air quality remains moderate today, with an Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 84 in Batu Muda. Six monitoring stations across Selangor reported API readings below 100, including Johan Setia at 89, Klang at 86, Shah Alam at 81, Petaling Jaya at 70, Kuala Selangor and Banting both at 69. In Kuala Lumpur, Batu Muda recorded 84 and Cheras 82. Putrajaya's API reading was 99. Schools in several states were closed due to haze, including Johor, Melaka, Negri Sembilan, Putrajaya, Hulu Langat, Petaling Perdana, Kuala Langat, Sepang, Kuantan, Rompin, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis, Penang, Perak, Terengganu, Sabah and Sarawak. Schools in other districts remained open.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Air quality in the Klang Valley, including Putrajaya, was moderate as of 7.40am today, with nine monitoring stations recording Air Pollutant Index (API) readings below 100.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Rusting away: Over 27,000 abandoned vehicles in Klang Valley",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/rusting-away-over-27-000-abandoned-vehicles-in-klang-valley",
        "published": "2026-10-13T01:24:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}