{
  "id": 333366,
  "title": "5 kawasan kekal IPU tak sihat di Sarawak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/5-kawasan-kekal-ipu-tak-sihat-di-sarawak",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T00:54:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/09/5-kawasan-kekal-ipu-tak-sihat-di-sarawak"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five districts in Sarawak continue to record unhealthy air quality index (IPU) levels, according to recent reports. The districts most affected are Kuching (153), Samarahan (156), Serian (170), Bintulu (156), and Samalaju (151). This information is based on the Air Pollution Index Management System, which shows these districts as the ones continuously monitoring unhealthy air quality levels.\n\nEarlier today, Deputy Premier Douglas Uggah Embas had announced that 19 districts in Sarawak were expected to experience declining air quality in the coming days due to the eastward flow of smoke from nearby sources. As the chief organizer of the State Disaster Management Unit, Uggah Embas highlighted Kuching, Betong, Bintulu, Daro, Julau, Kuching, Lundu, Marudi, Miri, Mukah, Pakan, Samarahan, Saratok, Serian, Sibu, Simunjan, Song, Sri Aman, and Tatau as the districts that would likely experience poor air quality.",
  "summary": "Kuching merekodkan 153, diikuti Samarahan (156), Serian (170), Bintulu (156), dan Samalaju (151).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Jerebu: 5 daerah di Sarawak catat IPU tak sihat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/jerebu-5-daerah-di-sarawak-catat-ipu-tak-sihat",
        "published": "2026-08-08T02:45:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}