{
  "id": 4328706,
  "title": "Serian catat bacaan IPU tahap bahaya",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/serian-catat-bacaan-ipu-tahap-bahaya-4328706",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T00:53:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/30/serian-catat-bacaan-ipu-tahap-bahaya"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Sarawak region has recorded air pollution index (IPU) levels classified as hazardous at 8 a.m. today, according to data from the Malaysia Air Pollution Index Management System (APIMS) department. The IPU reading at the Serian IPD monitoring station reached 364. Other hazardous IPU readings were recorded in three Sarawak areas: Samarahan with 300, Kuching with 291, and Sri Aman with 214. Additionally, hazardous IPU levels were noted in areas such as Sarikei (195), Sibu (187), Bintulu (179), Samalaju (171), Mukah (170), Kapit (159), Miri (155), and the Miri Industrial Training Institute (Miri ILP) with a reading of 151. Air quality readings ranging from 0 to 50 indicate good air quality, 51 to 100 (light), 101 to 200 (unhealthy), 201 to 300 (severely unhealthy), while readings above 300 are categorized as dangerous. IPU data is released hourly based on readings from 68 monitoring stations across the country.",
  "summary": "Menurut APIMS, bacaan IPU di stesen pemantauan IPD Serian mencecah 364.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Serian catat bacaan IPU tahap bahaya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/serian-catat-bacaan-ipu-tahap-bahaya",
        "published": "2026-08-30T00:53:54.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}