Air quality in Tebedu has dipped into very unhealthy level

KUCHING, Oct 25 2026: The air quality in Tebedu has reached a very unhealthy level, with the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading showing 206 as at 1pm this afternoon. 

	INDEX	STATUS	HEALTH EFFECT
	0 – 50	Good	Low pollution without any bad effect on health.
	51 – 100	Moderate	Moderate pollution that does not pose any bad effect on health.
	101 – 200	Unhealthy	Worsen the health condition of high risk people who is the people with heart and lung complications.
	201 – 300	Very Unhealthy	Worsen the health condition and low tolerance of physical exercises to people with heart and lung complications. Affect public health.
	301 – 400	Hazardous	Hazardous to high risk people and public health.
	401 – 500	Very Hazardous	Hazardous to high risk people and public health.
	> 500	Very Hazardous	Hazardous to high risk people and public health.

According to the monitoring station, eight other locations registered an unhealthy level when the API reading is above 100. 

The API reading in Serian was registered at 196 while the reading for was at Lundu 195, Kuching 186, Samarahan 185, Lubok Ant 167,  Simangggang 159, Betong 155 and Belaga 109. 

The air quality in locations are in the moderate range or from 51 to 100 levels.

  25 October 2026, Sunday 1:00 P.M.

	STATION	INDEX	STATUS
	KUCHING	186	Unhealthy
	SAMARAHAN	185	Unhealthy
	SERIAN (MCAQM)	196	Unhealthy
	SIMANGGANG	159	Unhealthy
	SARIKEI	89	Moderate
	SIBU	98	Moderate
	MUKAH	72	Moderate
	KAPIT	97	Moderate
	BINTULU	90	Moderate
	SAMALAJU	82	Moderate
	MIRI	65	Moderate
	ILP MIRI	64	Moderate
	LIMBANG	71	Moderate
	LUNDU	195	Unhealthy
	TEBEDU	206	Very Unhealthy
	LUBOK ANTU	167	Unhealthy
	KANOWIT	99	Moderate
	BELAGA	109	Unhealthy
	LAWAS	91	Moderate
	BARIO	80	Moderate
	BETONG (MCAQM)	155	Unhealthy