{
  "id": 4078038,
  "title": "Haze: Sri Aman air quality worsens as API reading hits 222 this morning",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/haze-sri-aman-air-quality-worsens-as-api-reading-hits-222-this-morning",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T01:08:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/08/1521061/haze-sri-aman-air-quality-worsens-api-reading-hits-222-morning"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Air Pollutant Index (API) reading in Sri Aman, Sarawak, has worsened to 222 this morning, resulting in an unhealthy air quality situation. This follows a trend of deteriorating air quality across multiple regions in Malaysia, with 29 areas, mostly in Sarawak, Perak, and the Klang Valley, recording unhealthy API readings. Notable readings include Sarian district police headquarters at 193, Sarikei at 188, and Kuching at 169. Other affected areas in Sarawak include Sibu at 160, Kapit at 153, and Bintulu at 151. The situation is also reported in Perak, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Kedah, Penang, Negri Sembilan, Perlis, and Johor.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Borneo Post Online",
        "title": "Lubok Antu, Sri Aman, Lundu record very unhealthy air quality",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/lubok-antu-sri-aman-lundu-record-very-unhealthy-air-quality",
        "published": "2026-08-29T02:01:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "‘Very unhealthy’ air quality continues in Sri Aman as haze worsens",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/very-unhealthy-air-quality-continues-in-sri-aman-as-haze-worsens",
        "published": "2026-08-29T02:42:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}