{
  "id": 8677450,
  "title": "Unhealthy air in more than 30 areas from smoke pollution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/unhealthy-air-in-more-than-30-areas-from-smoke-pollution",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T11:46:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/20/unhealthy-air-in-more-than-30-areas-from-smoke-pollution"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Unhealthy air quality affected more than 30 regions across Malaysia due to smoke pollution originating from fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra. The affected areas included Sarawak, Sabah, and several parts of Peninsular Malaysia. In Sarawak, locations such as Serian, Samarahan, and Kuching experienced air pollution readings reaching 173, 168, and 166 respectively. In Sabah, Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic recorded an unhealthy reading of 155. Furthermore, in Peninsular Malaysia, readings were recorded in various locations including Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor, and Pahang, all displaying unhealthy levels. The haze was reported to be widespread over large parts of Kalimantan and southern and central Sumatra, with many air quality stations in both Borneo and Sumatra recording unhealthy to hazardous levels.",
  "summary": "Serian, Sarawak, continues to show the highest air pollution reading, with parts of central and southern peninsula also affected.",
  "key_points": [
    "More than 30 regions in Malaysia affected by smoke pollution",
    "Sarawak, Sabah, and Peninsular Malaysia impacted",
    "Air quality readings reached unhealthy to hazardous levels"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Unhealthy air in more than 30 areas from smoke pollution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/unhealthy-air-in-more-than-30-areas-from-smoke-pollution-8682515",
        "published": "2026-09-20T11:46:00.000Z"
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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."
}