{
  "id": 4352514,
  "title": "Haze worsens as Serian hits 412, while Samarahan and Kuching record hazardous API levels",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/haze-worsens-as-serian-hits-412-while-samarahan-and-kuching-record",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T05:26:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/30/haze-worsens-as-serian-hits-412-while-samarahan-and-kuching-record-hazardous-api-levels/233270"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The haze situation has worsened in Sarawak, with Serian, Samarahan, and Kuching recording hazardous-level Air Pollutant Index (API) readings, according to the Department of Environment (DOE)’s Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal. The API reading at Serian District Police Headquarters monitoring station stood at 412, followed by Samarahan (332) and Kuching (304). The API figures are updated hourly based on readings from 68 monitoring stations nationwide, with an API reading of zero to 50 indicating good air quality, 51 to 100 (moderate), 101 to 200 (unhealthy), 201 to 300 (very unhealthy) and above 300 (hazardous).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Borneo Post Online",
        "title": "Haze hijacks school holidays as Kuching families retreat indoors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/haze-hijacks-school-holidays-as-kuching-families-retreat-indoors",
        "published": "2026-08-29T23:00:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Haze worsens as Serian hits 412, while Samarahan and Kuching record hazardous API levels",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/haze-worsens-as-serian-hits-412-while-samarahan-and-kuching-record-4359993",
        "published": "2026-08-30T05:26:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}