{
  "id": 3880004,
  "title": "20 kawasan catat IPU tidak sihat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/20-kawasan-catat-ipu-tidak-sihat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T02:47:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/28/20-kawasan-catat-ipu-tidak-sihat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "According to the Index of Air Pollution (IPU) data, 20 regions across Malaysia were recorded as having unhealthy air quality at around 9am today, with Sri Aman in Sarawak recording the highest reading. The top five polluted areas are Sri Aman with 195, Serian (173), Sarikei (153), Miri (120) and Kuching (114). Three areas in Selangor also crossed the 100 mark, namely Johan Setia (154), Shah Alam (152) and Petaling Jaya (130), along with Cheras (159) and Batu Muda (152) in Kuala Lumpur. Similar trends were observed in northern Malaysia, with three Penang regions - Seberang Perai (157), Minden (156) and Seberang Jaya (152) recording high readings, while Kedah saw Sungai Petani (152) and Alor Setar (103). In Perak, Taiping (155), Tasek Ipoh (137) and Seri Manjung (113) were the most affected, while Seremban in Negeri Sembilan recorded a reading of 108. Meanwhile, 46 regions nationwide were reported to be in the normal range, one region reported good air quality, and no area was recorded as extremely unhealthy or dangerous so far this morning. Air quality readings ranging from 0 to 50 indicate good quality, 51 to 100 moderate, 101 to 200 unhealthy, 201 to 300 very unhealthy and readings exceeding 300 are hazardous.",
  "summary": "Sri Aman mencatatkan bacaan IPU 195 iaitu menghampiri tahap sangat tidak sihat, diikuti IPD Serian, Sarikei, Miri dan Kuching.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Jerebu: 17 kawasan catat IPU tak sihat, Sri Aman tertinggi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/jerebu-17-kawasan-catat-ipu-tak-sihat-sri-aman-tertinggi",
        "published": "2026-08-26T01:55:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}