{
  "id": 4594340,
  "title": "Malaysia’s air quality turns hazardous as Indonesian wildfires burn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/malaysias-air-quality-turns-hazardous-as-indonesian-wildfires-burn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T07:10:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3365818/malaysias-air-quality-turns-hazardous-indonesian-wildfires-burn"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Air pollution in Malaysia’s Bornean state of Sarawak has surged into hazardous territory, with the air pollutant index (API) topping 400 in the worst-hit district, as forest fires raging in Indonesia continue to send thick smoke drifting across the border. Serian in Sarawak, closest to the frontier with Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, recorded the highest reading of 476 as of Monday…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}