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.
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| 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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