{
  "id": 16404572,
  "title": "Sarawak records highest API reading at 192, 12 stations unhealthy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/sarawak-records-highest-api-reading-at-192-12-stations-unhealthy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T00:58:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1562932/sarawak-records-highest-api-reading-192-12-stations-unhealthy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Twelve air quality monitoring stations in Malaysia recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings on the morning of August 8, 2023. The highest reading was measured at IPD Serian in Sarawak, with a reading of 192. Kuching in Sarawak followed closely with a reading of 187, and Samarahan recorded 183. Other notable readings included a 159 in Sri Aman, Sarawak, and a 158 in Batu Pahat and Pasir Gudang, both in Johor. The lowest API reading among the twelve monitoring stations was 20, recorded at Balik Pulau in Penang. The Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) categorizes air quality as good (0-50), moderate (51-100), unhealthy (101-200), very unhealthy (201-300), and hazardous (301 and above).",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Twelve air quality monitoring stations nationwide recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 8am today, with IPD Serian in Sarawak recording the highest reading at 192.",
  "key_points": [
    "Sarawak recorded highest API reading at 192",
    "Twelve stations in Malaysia reported unhealthy air quality",
    "Lowest API reading was 20 in Penang"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The concentrated unhealthy air quality readings across Sarawak signal a significant regional degradation in air quality that poses immediate health risks to residents in several major districts.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Serian records Malaysia’s highest API reading as haze hits Sarawak and Johor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/serian-records-malaysias-highest-api-reading-as-haze-hits-sarawak-and",
        "published": "2026-10-25T00:11:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}