Thursday, 3 September 2026

Air quality in Kuching, Samarahan remain very unhealthy, but in Lubok Antu, it is very hazardous

KUCHING, Sept 3 2026: The poor air quality in Kuching and Samarahan has little changed throughout today while the air quality for Serian has turned hazardous and that of Lubok Antu still at a very hazardous level.

Caption: Royal Malaysian Air Force aircraft ready to conduct cloud-seeding operations to induce rain over targeted areas

As at 6pm, the air pollutant index (API) readings for Kuching recorded at a hazardous 283 and Samarahan, at 272 levels.

However, Lubok Antu, a town near the border with Kalimantan, registered an API readings of 459 and Lundu, 322 levels.

Lundu is also a town near the border with Kalimantan, the epicentre of forest fires that have been raging for weeks.

 Apart from Kuching and Samarahan, the weather monitoring stations also recorded a very unhealthy levels for Tebedu (274), Simangggang (273) and Sarikei (202).

  3 September 2026, Thursday 6:00 P.M.


 

 

 

 

STATION

INDEX

STATUS

 

KUCHING

283

Very Unhealthy

 

SAMARAHAN

272

Very Unhealthy

 

IPD SERIAN (MCAQM)

400

Hazardous

 

SIMANGGANG

273

Very Unhealthy

 

SARIKEI

202

Very Unhealthy

 

SIBU

179

Unhealthy

 

MUKAH

172

Unhealthy

 

KAPIT

155

Unhealthy

 

BINTULU

165

Unhealthy

 

SAMALAJU

164

Unhealthy

 

MIRI

102

Unhealthy

 

ILP MIRI

153

Unhealthy

 

LIMBANG

151

Unhealthy

 

LUNDU

322

Hazardous

 

TEBEDU

274

Very Unhealthy

 

LUBOK ANTU

459

Very Hazardous

 

KANOWIT

195

Unhealthy

 

LAWAS

156

Unhealthy

 

BARIO

107

Unhealthy

 

BETONG (MCAQM)

197

Unhealth

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