Sarawak is almost free of transboundary haze from Kalimantan

KUCHING, Sept 16 2026:  The air quality across Sarawak has almost returned to normal, with  the weather monitoring stations showing a much clearer skies indication that Sarawak is almost free of transboundary haze from Kalimantan

Caption: The air quality in Kuching was categorised as moderate

The air quality in Lundu, which used to be very unhealthy in the past few weeks, was categorised as moderate as at 4pm.

The monitoring station in Serian showed its API reading at 60 while the air quality for Kuching (70), Samarahan (67) and Simanggang (52) was categorised as moderate.

The stations showed the air quality in Sarikei, Kapit, Samalaju, ILP Miri,  Limbang, Lawas and Bario as good.

THE API STATUS FOR SARAWAK, Wednesday, 4pm

KUCHING	70	Moderate
SAMARAHAN	67	Moderate
SERIAN	60	Moderate
SIMANGGANG	52	Moderate
SARIKEI	44	Good
SIBU	65	Moderate
MUKAH	53	Moderate
KAPIT	50	Good
BINTULU	58	Moderate
SAMALAJU	47	Good
MIRI	52	Moderate
ILP MIRI	45	Good
LIMBANG	48	Good
LUNDU	60	Moderate
TEBEDU	73	Moderate
LUBOK ANTU	74	Moderate
KANOWIT	59	Moderate
LAWAS	50	Good
BARIO	20	Good
BETONG (MCAQM)	59	Moderate