{
  "id": 334595,
  "title": "Five Sarawak areas record unhealthy API levels amid transboundary haze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/five-sarawak-areas-record-unhealthy-api-levels-amid-transboundary-haze",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-09T01:59:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/09/five-sarawak-areas-record-unhealthy-api-levels-amid-transboundary-haze/230659"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Five areas in Sarawak are currently experiencing unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings due to transboundary haze, according to data from the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS). The affected areas are Kuching, Samarahan, Serian, Bintulu, and Samalaju. This situation follows a report from Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, who stated that transboundary haze is expected to impact 19 areas in Sarawak over the coming days, as current wind patterns are carrying smoke from hotspots in neighboring regions into the state.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Transboundary Haze: Five Areas In Sarawak Record Unhealthy API Readings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/general-transboundary-haze-five-areas-in-sarawak-record-unhealthy-api",
        "published": "2026-08-09T00:16:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "5 areas in Sarawak record unhealthy API readings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/5-areas-in-sarawak-record-unhealthy-api-readings",
        "published": "2026-08-09T01:12:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Five Sarawak areas record unhealthy API levels amid transboundary haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/five-sarawak-areas-record-unhealthy-api-levels-amid-transboundary-haze-335123",
        "published": "2026-08-09T01:59:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Haze: 8 areas in Sarawak, Johan Setia in Selangor record unhealthy API",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/haze-8-areas-in-sarawak-johan-setia-in-selangor-record-unhealthy-api",
        "published": "2026-08-09T11:58:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}