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Sarawak Says No Emergency Unless API Breaches 500, Serian Readings Remain Hazardous

Health officials reported 1,811 asthma cases in a week as the haze worsened and cloud-seeding operations began to ease smoke conditions.

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KUCHING, Aug 31 — A state of emergency will only be declared if the Air Pollutant Index (API) reaches 500 or above under the National Haze Action Plan, said Sarawak Deputy...

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KUCHING: Areas with Air Pollutant Index (API) readings reaching 500 will be declared a state of emergency by the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), said Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said, however, the declaration only involves the affected localities and not the entire Sarawak. “If an area reaches the API level of 500, the situation will be referred to NADMA in Kuala ... The post Haze: Areas with API above…

KUCHING – Areas with an Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 500 will be declared an emergency by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), said Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said, however, that the declaration only involves the affected localities and not the entire Sarawak. “If an area reaches the API level of 500, the situation will be referred to Nadma at ... The post Emergency if API reaches 500 appeared …

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Free Malaysia Today News broke the news in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
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