{
  "id": 8663966,
  "title": "32 kawasan catat IPU tak sihat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/32-kawasan-catat-ipu-tak-sihat-8663966",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T09:55:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/20/32-kawasan-catat-ipu-tak-sihat"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to the Malaysia Index of Air Pollution (IPU) data, 32 districts across the country have recorded unhealthy air quality levels as of 4:30 PM today, according to the Malaysia Air Pollution Index Management System (Apims) portal. The highest IPU reading was noted in IPD Serian (173) in Sarawak, while nine other districts in the state also recorded unhealthy IPU levels, including Samarahan (168), Kuching (166), Sri Aman (157), Bintulu (155), Miri and Sibu (153), Samalaju (131), Limbang (116), and ILP Miri (106). Other districts also reported unhealthy air quality, such as Putrajaya (161) and Nilai, Negeri Sembilan (160), Shah Alam, Selangor (157), and Seremban, Negeri Sembilan (156), as well as Segamat (156) and Batu Pahat and Tangkak, Johor (155).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "38 kawasan di Semenanjung catat IPU tak sihat petang ini",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/38-kawasan-di-semenanjung-catat-ipu-tak-sihat-petang-ini",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:42:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}