{
  "id": 4367005,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T06:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "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 flagged by the IPU for hazardous air quality, with Serian recording the highest reading at 425. Samarahan and Kuching also noted hazardous air quality levels of 336 and 313, respectively. According to the IPU Environment Management System portal, Serian's air quality index rose to 425, while Samarahan was at 336 and Kuching at 313. Sri Aman recorded a dangerous air quality index of 241. Of the 13 districts, 10 were categorized as unhealthy, including Sarikei (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), Politeknik Kota Kinabalu (140), and Limbang in Sarawak (107). Air quality readings ranging from 0 to 50 are considered good, 51-100 moderate, 101-200 unhealthy, 201-300 very unhealthy, 301-400 hazardous, 401-500 extremely hazardous, and over 501 is deemed critical.",
  "summary": "Sri Aman merekodkan bacaan IPU pada tahap sangat tidak sihat, iaitu 241.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "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",
        "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."
}