{
  "id": 3040373,
  "title": "Unhealthy air quality locations more than double to 28 nationwide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/unhealthy-air-quality-locations-more-than-double-to-28-nationwide",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T14:32:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1518139/unhealthy-air-quality-locations-more-double-28-nationwide"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Unhealthy air quality readings have more than doubled nationwide, with 28 locations recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) levels at 9pm, compared to 10 at 9am. Sarawak remains the most affected region, with six of the five highest readings coming from its six stations. The highest API reading was recorded in Serian at 189, followed by Kuching at 178, and others such as Mukah, Sri Aman, and Bintulu. In Peninsular Malaysia, Johan Setia in Selangor recorded the highest API reading at 163. Several locations that were just below the unhealthy threshold at 5pm had worsened into the unhealthy range by 9pm, including Balik Pulau, Segamat, Nilai, Batu Muda, Taiping, and Seberang Perai.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}