{
  "id": 4399803,
  "title": "Serian records hazardous API of 436, followed by Samarahan and Kuching",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/serian-records-hazardous-api-of-436-followed-by-samarahan-and-kuching",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T10:15:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/08/1522182/serian-records-hazardous-api-436-followed-samarahan-and-kuching"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Department of Environment's Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) has recorded hazardous air quality in Sarawak, with Serian police headquarters reporting the highest reading of 436. This places the area in the hazardous category, followed by Samarahan and Kuching, which both recorded API readings of 337 and 321 respectively. Two other locations in Sarawak - Sri Aman and Sarikei - recorded very unhealthy readings of 260 and 210. Across Sarawak, seven locations recorded unhealthy readings, while Labuan, Politeknik Kota Kinabalu, and Limbang, Sarawak, recorded readings in the unhealthy category. In contrast, Kuala Lumpur and Taiping, Perak, recorded readings in the moderate range.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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",
        "published": "2026-08-30T06:39:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}