{
  "id": 5958599,
  "title": "No ‘hazardous’ areas but Sarawak remains worst hit by haze",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/no-hazardous-areas-but-sarawak-remains-worst-hit-by-haze",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T10:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/06/no-hazardous-areas-but-sarawak-remains-worst-hit-by-haze"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) recorded unhealthy air quality levels across the country as of 4pm today, with no hazardous areas reported. The highest API reading was 216 in Sri Aman, Sarawak, classified as very unhealthy. Sarawak was identified as the most affected state, with 11 areas reporting unhealthy air quality, including Samalaju, Samarahan, Kuching, Bintulu, Mukah, Sarikei, IPD Serian, ILP Miri, Sibu, Miri, and Limbang. Kapit was the only station in Sarawak to record a moderate API reading of 90. Unhealthy API readings were also reported in 35 other areas nationwide, with moderate readings in 27 areas and good readings in four areas. Other states experiencing unhealthy air quality included Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Labuan, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah, Perak, Johor, and Melaka.",
  "summary": "As at 4pm, several areas in the peninsula were reported to have 'unhealthy' air quality, especially in the Klang Valley and Pahang.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Sarawak extends cloud‑seeding operations to tackle transboundary haze as Serian API shows improving trend",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/sarawak-extends-cloud-seeding-operations-to-tackle-transboundary-haze",
        "published": "2026-09-06T07:02:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "No ‘hazardous’ areas but Sarawak remains worst hit by haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/no-hazardous-areas-but-sarawak-remains-worst-hit-by-haze-5959382",
        "published": "2026-09-06T10:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Haze emergency grips Sarawak town",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/haze-emergency-grips-sarawak-town",
        "published": "2026-09-06T12:10:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}