{
  "id": 4113461,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T05:08:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
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    "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"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Department of Environment (DOE) reported that air quality in Sri Aman, Sarawak, reached a very unhealthy level with an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 221, while 28 other areas nationwide recorded unhealthy readings. Additionally, 39 areas in Sarawak recorded moderate air quality. The poor air quality is attributed to the movement of haze smoke from various directions, with 1,738 hotspots detected in Kalimantan and 36 in Sumatra, according to the Singapore-based Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) and satellite imagery from NOAA-20.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Haze worsens as Sri Aman, Serian record very unhealthy API readings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/haze-worsens-as-sri-aman-serian-record-very-unhealthy-api-readings",
        "published": "2026-08-29T04:56:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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",
        "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."
}