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  "id": 7753033,
  "title": "Haze worsens as 35 areas record unhealthy API readings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/haze-worsens-as-35-areas-record-unhealthy-api-readings",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T09:35:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1534135/haze-worsens-35-areas-record-unhealthy-api-readings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Haze conditions in Malaysia have worsened, with 35 monitoring stations recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 5pm on the given day, according to the Department of Environment's Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS). Of the 35 stations, 21 recorded moderate readings, nine had good air quality, while no stations were classified as very unhealthy or hazardous. The highest API reading of 181 was recorded in Johan Setia, Selangor, followed by Cheras, Kuala Lumpur (172), and Batu Muda, Kuala Lumpur (169). Other areas experiencing unhealthy readings include Nilai, Negri Sembilan (169), Putrajaya (168), Shah Alam, Selangor (168), and Seri Manjung, Perak (166).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/kalimantan-haze-worsens-across-malaysia-queen-postpones-johor-family",
        "published": "2026-09-16T06:06:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Haze alert: 38 areas in Peninsular Malaysia record unhealthy readings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/haze-alert-38-areas-in-peninsular-malaysia-record-unhealthy-readings",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:54:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Malaysia, Indonesia agree to cooperate on transboundary haze",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/malaysia-indonesia-agree-to-cooperate-on-transboundary-haze",
        "published": "2026-09-16T11:08:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}