{
  "id": 16543045,
  "title": "Moderate air quality prevails although 7 Sarawak areas still hazy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/moderate-air-quality-prevails-although-7-sarawak-areas-still-hazy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T01:15:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/26/moderate-air-quality-prevails-although-7-sarawak-areas-still-hazy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Air quality in most parts of Malaysia remains good or moderate this morning, with only certain areas of Sarawak experiencing unhealthy conditions. In Sarawak, seven locations recorded unhealthy air pollutant index (API) readings, with Serian having the highest value of 172 at 9am. Samarahan and Kuching followed with API readings of 158, while Sarikei measured 157. Other affected areas in Sarawak include Sibu (155), Sri Aman (129), and Mukah (116). Meanwhile, Paka in Terengganu recorded an API of 84, and Samalaju (91), Bintulu (90), Miri (84), and ILP Miri (83) in Sarawak also experienced moderate air quality. In the Klang Valley, Batu Muda in Kuala Lumpur had an API of 73, while Kuala Selangor recorded 53. In Johor, moderate readings were observed in Pengerang (77), Kluang and Pasir Gudang (each 74), Kota Tinggi (74), Batu Pahat (70), Larkin (64), and Tangkak (60). Negeri Sembilan's Nilai reported an API of 67, and Seremban had a reading of 57. API readings between 0 and 50 are considered good, 51 to 100 moderate, 101 to 200 unhealthy, 201 to 300 very unhealthy, and anything above 300 hazardous.",
  "summary": "Serian recorded the highest API reading of 172 as of 9am, followed by Samarahan and Kuching, both with readings of 158, and Sarikei with a reading of 157.",
  "key_points": [
    "Most of Malaysia has good or moderate air quality",
    "Seven Sarawak areas experience unhealthy air conditions",
    "API readings range from 53 to 172 across regions"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Persistent unhealthy air pollutant readings across seven Sarawak locations signal a localized environmental crisis that contrasts with the generally moderate air quality found throughout the rest of Malaysia.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}