{
  "id": 4365884,
  "title": "3 kawasan di Sarawak catat IPU bahaya, Serian tertinggi 425",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/3-kawasan-di-sarawak-catat-ipu-bahaya-serian-tertinggi-425",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T06:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/30/3-kawasan-di-sarawak-catat-ipu-bahaya-serian-tertinggi-425"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three districts in Sarawak have been identified by the International Pollution Index (IPU) as posing significant health risks, with Serian recording the highest level of 425, according to the latest data. Samarahan and Kuching also reported IPU readings of 336 and 313, respectively. The Sarawak Environment Department's IPU management system portal reveals that Serian's IPU reading has increased to 425, while Samarahan stands at 336 and Kuching at 313. Sri Aman recorded an IPU reading of 241, indicating a very unhealthy air quality situation. Of the 13 districts with unhealthy air quality levels, Sarikei recorded 199, Sibu 191, Bintulu 184, Mukah 181, Samalaju 175, Kapit 161, Miri 160, Miri Industrial Training Institute 158, Labuan 151, Johan Setia in Selangor 150, Batu Muda in Kuala Lumpur 144, Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic 140, and Limbang in Sarawak 107. IPU readings ranging from 0 to 50 are considered good, 51-100 moderate, 101-200 unhealthy, 201-300 very unhealthy, 301-400 hazardous, 401-500 severely hazardous, and above 501 critical.",
  "summary": "Sri Aman merekodkan bacaan IPU pada tahap sangat tidak sihat, iaitu 241.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Borneo Post Online",
        "title": "Serian’s API hits hazardous 357, three Sarawak areas very unhealthy as of 7am on Sunday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/serians-api-hits-hazardous-357-three-sarawak-areas-very-unhealthy-as",
        "published": "2026-08-30T00:31:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Serian tops hazardous API chart at 364, multiple Sarawak districts suffer worsening air",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/serian-tops-hazardous-api-chart-at-364-multiple-sarawak-districts",
        "published": "2026-08-30T01:20:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Serian records hazardous API reading",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/serian-records-hazardous-api-reading",
        "published": "2026-08-30T01:30:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Serian air pollution hits hazardous level as haze blankets Sarawak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/serian-air-pollution-hits-hazardous-level-as-haze-blankets-sarawak",
        "published": "2026-08-30T01:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "3 kawasan di Sarawak catat IPU bahaya, Serian tertinggi 425",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/3-kawasan-di-sarawak-catat-ipu-bahaya-serian-tertinggi-425-4367005",
        "published": "2026-08-30T06:39:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}