{
  "id": 622263,
  "title": "Sarawak air quality stays unhealthy in nine areas as transboundary haze persists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/sarawak-air-quality-stays-unhealthy-in-nine-areas-as-transboundary",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T02:10:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/12/sarawak-air-quality-stays-unhealthy-in-nine-areas-as-transboundary-haze-persists/231025"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The air quality in nine areas of Sarawak was unhealthy as of 8 am due to transboundary haze. According to the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS), the areas with unhealthy air quality were Serian, Kuching, Samarahan, Sarikei, Bintulu, Sri Aman, Samalaju, Sibu, and Miri.\n\nThe API readings for these areas were as follows: Serian had a reading of 194, Kuching 172, Samarahan 170, Sarikei 161, Bintulu 157, Sri Aman 157, Samalaju 152, Sibu 151, and Miri 133.\n\nAPI data is released hourly based on readings from 68 air quality monitoring stations nationwide, with readings of 101 to 200 classified as unhealthy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Air Quality Unhealthy In Nine Sarawak Areas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/general-air-quality-unhealthy-in-nine-sarawak-areas",
        "published": "2026-08-12T00:29:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Sarawak air quality stays unhealthy in nine areas as transboundary haze persists",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/sarawak-air-quality-stays-unhealthy-in-nine-areas-as-transboundary-622814",
        "published": "2026-08-12T02:10:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}