{
  "id": 6510067,
  "title": "Sarikei records country's highest API reading at 194",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/sarikei-records-countrys-highest-api-reading-at-194",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T00:52:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1529450/sarikei-records-countrys-highest-api-reading-194"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sarikei has recorded the country's highest Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 194, according to data from 8am today. This comes as 15 areas across the nation experience unhealthy air quality due to ongoing transboundary haze. In Sarawak, 10 out of 15 locations recorded unhealthy air quality, with Serian following at 188 and Samarahan at 181. Kuching, Samalaju, Sri Aman, Sibu, Mukah, and Bintulu also registered unhealthy readings. In Peninsular Malaysia, Batu Muda in Kuala Lumpur recorded 166, while Johor had three unhealthy readings in Kluang, Larkin, and Batu Pahat, and one at Pasir Gudang. Melaka's Bukit Rambai posted a reading of 104. Twenty-two areas were in the Moderate category, with readings ranging from 80 to just below the unhealthy threshold of 101. The public can access the latest hourly API readings through the DOE website or the MyJAS EQMS mobile application.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Sarikei recorded the highest Air Pollutant Index (API) reading in the country at 194 as of 8am today, as 15 areas nationwide registered unhealthy air quality amid the ongoing transboundary haze.",
  "key_points": [
    "Sarikei records highest API reading of 194 in Malaysia",
    "15 areas across the nation experience unhealthy air quality",
    "Kuching, Samalaju, and Sarawak's Serian also in unhealthy range"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Sarikei's record-high API reading indicates a severe deterioration in air quality, highlighting the widespread impact of transboundary haze on the nation's health, particularly in Sarawak where 10 areas are affected.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Sarikei records highest unhealthy air reading as haze blankets Sarawak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/sarikei-records-highest-unhealthy-air-reading-as-haze-blankets-sarawak",
        "published": "2026-09-10T02:59:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "No hazardous API readings recorded nationwide, Sarawak records highest unhealthy levels",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/no-hazardous-api-readings-recorded-nationwide-sarawak-records-highest",
        "published": "2026-09-10T03:25:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}