{
  "id": 8459117,
  "title": "Air pollution at unhealthy levels in Sarawak, parts of Peninsula",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/air-pollution-at-unhealthy-levels-in-sarawak-parts-of-peninsula",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T12:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/19/air-pollution-at-unhealthy-levels-in-sarawak-parts-of-peninsula"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Smoke pollution from Indonesian fires has reached unhealthy levels in parts of Sarawak and the Peninsular Malaysia, according to air quality monitors. On May 27th, five areas in Sarawak - Serian, Kuching, Sri Aman, Samarahan, Sibu - and seven areas in the Peninsular Malaysia, including Larkin, Pasir Gudang, Tangkak, Cheras, Batu Muda, Seri Manjung, and Nilai, recorded unhealthy air quality readings. The haze has been attributed to ongoing fires in Kalimantan, with smoke plumes drifting across borders and affecting neighboring countries. The Asean haze monitoring centre reported unhealthy to hazardous air quality levels in Kalimantan, western Sarawak, and southern Sumatra.",
  "summary": "The Asean haze monitoring centre said smoke plumes from hotspots in Kalimantan and Sarawak drifted into western Sarawak and southern Sabah, Singapore and southern Peninsular Malaysia.",
  "key_points": [
    "Smoke pollution from Indonesian fires reached unhealthy levels in Sarawak and Peninsula Malaysia.",
    "Five Sarawak areas and seven Peninsula Malaysia areas recorded unhealthy air quality on May 27th.",
    "Haze attributed to Kalimantan fires drifting across borders affected neighboring countries."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Air quality dips nationwide, Sarawak records seven unhealthy API readings, Klang Valley four, Johor three",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/air-quality-dips-nationwide-sarawak-records-seven-unhealthy-api",
        "published": "2026-09-19T09:50:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Air pollution at unhealthy levels in Sarawak, parts of Peninsula",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/air-pollution-at-unhealthy-levels-in-sarawak-parts-of-peninsula-8461853",
        "published": "2026-09-19T12:37:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}