{
  "id": 4112063,
  "title": "DOE: Sri Aman’s API hits 221 as 28 areas nationwide record unhealthy air quality",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/doe-sri-amans-api-hits-221-as-28-areas-nationwide-record-unhealthy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T05:08:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/29/doe-sri-amans-api-hits-221-as-28-areas-nationwide-record-unhealthy-air-quality/233154"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Department of Environment (DOE) reported that the Air Pollutant Index (API) in Sri Aman, Sarawak, reached 221, classified as very unhealthy, as of 9 am on Aug 29. This reading was recorded alongside unhealthy air quality levels in 28 other areas across the country. In Sarawak, the areas with unhealthy API readings included Serian, Sarikei, Kuching, Samarahan, Mukah, Sibu, Kapit, and Bintulu. Meanwhile, in Peninsular Malaysia, unhealthy air quality was detected in Sungai Petani, Langkawi, and Alor Setar, as well as in several other cities and states. The deteriorating air quality was attributed to the movement of haze smoke from Kalimantan and Sumatra, with 1,738 hotspots detected in Kalimantan and 36 in Sumatra, according to satellite imagery from NOAA-20.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-29T01:08:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "DOE: Sri Aman’s API hits 221 as 28 areas nationwide record unhealthy air quality",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/doe-sri-amans-api-hits-221-as-28-areas-nationwide-record-unhealthy-4113461",
        "published": "2026-08-29T05:08:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}