{
  "id": 3881819,
  "title": "20 kawasan catat IPU tidak sihat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/20-kawasan-catat-ipu-tidak-sihat-3881819",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T02:47:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/28/20-kawasan-catat-ipu-tidak-sihat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Severe air pollution has been recorded in 20 locations across Malaysia, with the highest reading of 195 in Sri Aman, Sarawak, according to the Air Pollution Index (APU) data portal. The other locations with readings above 100 are Johan Setia, Shah Alam, and Petaling Jaya in Selangor, as well as Cheras and Batu Muda in Kuala Lumpur. In Penang, the three districts of Seberang Perai, Minden, and Seberang Jaya recorded readings of 157, 156, and 152, respectively. Kedah saw high readings in Sungai Petani and Alor Setar, while Perak had Taiping, Tasek Ipoh, and Seri Manjung with readings of 155, 137, and 113. Fourteen other districts in the country were reported to be in the moderate category, while one district recorded a good air quality reading, and no districts were reported in the extremely unhealthy or hazardous category.",
  "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."
}