Haze eases, most areas record good, moderate air quality
KUALA LUMPUR: Haze conditions across the country continued to improve, with most areas recording good or moderate Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 7am today.
According to the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal, 29 areas in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak recorded good API readings, while 32 recorded moderate levels.
However, seven areas in Sarawak continued to record unhealthy air quality, with the Serian district police headquarters monitoring station registering the highest API reading at 173.
The other areas were Samarahan (160), Kuching (159), Sarikei (157), Sibu (154), Sri Aman (139) and Mukah (109).
An API reading of zero to 50 is classified as good, 51 to 100 as moderate, 101 to 200 as unhealthy, 201 to 300 as very unhealthy, and readings above 300 as hazardous.
KioskNews shows a cleaned-up reading view extracted from the publisher’s page — the original always lives on their site, not ours.