<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 21): The Serian district police headquarters in Sarawak continued to record a very unhealthy air pollutant index (API) reading of 241 as of Friday morning, up from 204 on Thursday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>According to data from the Malaysian Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal, eight other areas in Sarawak recorded unhealthy readings, namely Sri Aman (189), Kuching (186), Samarahan (179), Sarikei (173), Sibu (156), Bintulu (154), Samalaju (145) and Kapit (129).</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Fifty-six areas nationwide recorded moderate API readings of&nbsp;between 51 and 100, while three other areas recorded good air quality, with readings below 50.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>An API reading of zero to 50 indicates good air quality, followed by 51 to 100 being moderate, 101 to 200 unhealthy, 201 to 300 very unhealthy, and readings above 300 are classified as hazardous.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>API data is released hourly based on readings recorded at 68 air quality monitoring stations nationwide.</p></div>

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The Serian district police headquarters in Sarawak continued to record a very unhealthy air pollutant index (API) reading of 241 as of Friday morning, up from 204 on Thursday.

Haze worsens in Sarawak's Serian with very unhealthy reading of 241

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