{
  "id": 2942113,
  "title": "10 kawasan di 4 negeri catat IPU tidak sihat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/10-kawasan-di-4-negeri-catat-ipu-tidak-sihat-2942113",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:29:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/24/10-kawasan-di-4-negeri-catat-ipu-tidak-sihat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ten locations in four Malaysian states have recorded unhealthy air quality levels according to the Air Pollution Index (APU), according to data from the Malaysia Air Pollution Index Management System (APIMS). The highest reading of 194 was recorded in Serian, Sarawak. Other locations in Sarawak with unhealthy air quality include Kuching (176), Samarahan (172), Sri Aman (158), and Bintulu (125). In Selangor, the areas of Johan Setia (160) and Kuala Selangor (101) also recorded unhealthy air quality. Kedah had Sungai Petani (155) and Alor Setar (152) with unhealthy APU levels. In Penang, Minden (130) experienced unhealthy air quality. Apart from these ten locations, 58 areas nationwide recorded simple air quality conditions, while no area reported good, very unhealthy, or dangerous air quality at the early morning hours. APU readings ranging from 0 to 50 indicate good air quality, 51 to 100 simple, 101 to 200 unhealthy, 201 to 300 very unhealthy, and above 300 is dangerous. The APU data is released hourly based on records from 68 air quality monitoring stations across the country.",
  "summary": "Sarawak menjadi negeri paling terjejas apabila lima kawasan merekodkan bacaan melebihi 100.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "10 kawasan di 4 negeri catat IPU tidak sihat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/10-kawasan-di-4-negeri-catat-ipu-tidak-sihat",
        "published": "2026-08-24T03:29:05.000Z"
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  "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."
}