Moderate air quality prevails although 7 Sarawak areas still hazy

 Serian recorded the highest API reading of 172 as of 9am, followed by Samarahan and Kuching, both with readings of 158, and Sarikei with a reading of 157.

Areas in Sarawak with unhealthy air quality this morning include Sibu, Sri Aman and Mukah. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:

Air quality remains good or moderate in most areas nationwide, although haze continues to affect parts of Sarawak, where seven areas recorded unhealthy air pollutant index (API) readings this morning.

Serian had the highest API reading of 172 as of 9am, followed by Samarahan and Kuching (both 158) and Sarikei (157).

Other areas in Sarawak with unhealthy air quality were Sibu (155), Sri Aman (129) and Mukah (116).

Paka in Terengganu recorded an API of 84, while Samalaju (91), Bintulu (90), Miri (84) and ILP Miri (83) in Sarawak also recorded moderate air quality.

In the Klang Valley, Batu Muda in Kuala Lumpur recorded an API of 73 while Kuala Selangor registered 53.

In Johor, moderate readings were also recorded in Pengerang (77), Kluang and Pasir Gudang (74 each), Kota Tinggi (74), Batu Pahat (70), Larkin (64) and Tangkak (60).

In Negeri Sembilan, Nilai recorded an API of 67 and Seremban 57.

API readings of between zero and 50 are categorised as good, 51 to 100 as moderate, 101 to 200 as unhealthy, 201 to 300 as very unhealthy, and readings above 300 as hazardous. - FMT