{
  "id": 14864725,
  "title": "Johor’s Pasir Gudang records API 207, highest nationwide as 30 areas hit unhealthy levels",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/johors-pasir-gudang-records-api-207-highest-nationwide-as-30-areas",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T04:07:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/16/johors-pasir-gudang-records-api-207-highest-nationwide-as-30-areas-hit-unhealthy-levels/239305"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pasir Gudang in Johor has recorded the highest API reading of 207, which is considered very unhealthy, according to the Department of Environment’s Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal. This reading was taken at 9am today, with 30 other areas across the country also recording unhealthy levels. In Johor, Larkin had an API reading of 194, while Pengerang, Batu Pahat, Kluang, Kota Tinggi, Tangkak, and Segamat followed with readings between 160 and 177. In Negeri Sembilan, Nilai, Seremban, and Port Dickson recorded readings of 189, 181, and 172 respectively.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Haze: Johor worst hit as Pasir Gudang records very unhealthy API of 203",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/haze-johor-worst-hit-as-pasir-gudang-records-very-unhealthy-api-of-203",
        "published": "2026-10-16T00:30:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Pasir Gudang API hits 203 as haze puts 33 stations in unhealthy categories",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/pasir-gudang-api-hits-203-as-haze-puts-33-stations-in-unhealthy",
        "published": "2026-10-16T00:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Johor’s Pasir Gudang records API 207, highest nationwide as 30 areas hit unhealthy levels",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/johors-pasir-gudang-records-api-207-highest-nationwide-as-30-areas-14866892",
        "published": "2026-10-16T04:07:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}