{
  "id": 3734965,
  "title": "Only nine areas records unhealthy air quality",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/only-nine-areas-records-unhealthy-air-quality",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T12:27:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1520136/only-nine-areas-records-unhealthy-air-quality"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At 6pm today, only nine locations recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings, according to reports from Kuala Lumpur. The most polluted area was Sri Aman in Sarawak, with an API of 157, followed by Serian at 156. In the Klang Valley, Cheras in Kuala Lumpur and Johan Setia in Selangor reached an API of 155 and 152, respectively. The remaining unhealthy areas were spread across central Peninsular Malaysia, with Putrajaya registering 131, Nilai from Negeri Sembilan at 126, and Batu Muda and Kuala Lumpur's Shah Alam both at 115.\n\nSeveral additional locations were in the moderate air quality range but were close to the unhealthy threshold. Tanjung Malim in Perak recorded an API of 97, while Seberang Perai in Penang had a reading of 96. In Selangor, Petaling Jaya and Kuala Selangor were just below the unhealthy mark, with API readings of 93 and 90, respectively.\n\nEarlier today, four areas experienced unhealthy air quality due to transboundary haze originating from Indonesia. API levels between 0 and 50 are considered good, 51 to 100 moderate, 101 to 200 unhealthy, 201 to 300 very unhealthy, and any reading above 300 is deemed hazardous.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Only nine areas recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings at 6pm today.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}