{
  "id": 14828437,
  "title": "Pasir Gudang catat IPU sangat tak sihat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/pasir-gudang-catat-ipu-sangat-tak-sihat-14828437",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T23:58:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/16/pasir-gudang-catat-ipu-sangat-tak-sihat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Petaling Jaya, Malaysia - Air quality in Pasir Gudang, Johor has been found to be extremely unhealthy with an Air Pollution Index (API) reading of 205 at 7am. The Singapore-based School of Energy and Environment's IPU Management System portal shows that an API reading of 193 in Larkin, Johor is also approaching the unhealthy level. Other Johor areas with unhealthy air quality include Pengerang (175), Batu Pahat (173), Kluang (170), Tangkak (165), Kota Tinggi (163), and Segamat (159). In the Klang Valley, air quality in some locations also reached unhealthy levels, such as Johan Setia (184), Klang (181), Putrajaya (173), Batu Muda, Petaling Jaya, and Shah Alam (170), Banting (169), Cheras (168), and Kuala Selangor (155). In Negeri Sembilan, unhealthy air quality was recorded in Nilai (188), Seremban (181), and Port Dickson (171), while the same applies to the city of Melaka (179), Bukit Rambai (178), and Alor Gajah (171). Perak's Seri Manjung (171), Tanjung Malim (163), Pegoh Ipoh (155), Tasek Ipoh (152), and Taiping (102) also recorded unhealthy API readings. In Pahang, the situation is reported in Temerloh (157), Rompin (153), and Jerantut (134). Two areas in Sabah also recorded unhealthy API levels - Tawau (152) and Sandakan (103).",
  "summary": "Bacaan IPU 193 di Larkin, Johor turut menghampiri tahap sangat tidak sihat.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Southern Peninsula recorded unhealthy API due to continuous haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/selatan-semenanjung-catat-ipu-tak-sihat-akibat-jerebu-berterusan",
        "published": "2026-10-09T03:03:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}