KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 – Air quality in Sarawak degraded further on Monday morning, October 26, 2026, with seven monitoring stations recording Air Pollutant Index (API) levels in the unhealthy range as of 9:00 AM.
Data published on the Department of Environment’s (DOE) Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal confirmed that the monitoring station at the Serian District Police Headquarters registered the state’s highest API reading at 172.
Other major urban and suburban areas in Sarawak also experienced hazardous atmospheric conditions due to persistent regional haze.
Nationwide, 29 air monitoring stations logged good air quality, while 32 stations recorded moderate API levels.
Regional Breakdown In Sarawak and National Air Quality Standards
Key district air quality metrics and official national API classification scales include:
- Sarawak Unhealthy API Districts: Joining Serian (172), unhealthy API levels were recorded in Samarahan (158), Kuching (158), Sarikei (157), Sibu (155), Sri Aman (129), and Mukah (116).
- National Good & Moderate Totals: DOE APIMS data showed 29 locations maintaining good air quality across the country, alongside 32 locations classified within the moderate band.
- Official API Index Benchmarks: Standard APIMS classifications evaluate API scores from 0 to 50 as good, 51 to 100 as moderate, 101 to 200 as unhealthy, 201 to 300 as very unhealthy, and figures exceeding 300 as hazardous.
–NMT
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