Air quality in Lubok Antu, Simanggang still remain in very unhealthy category

KUCHING, Sept 6 2026: Only the air quality in Lubok Antu and Simanggang have remained in the category of very unhealthy.

Caption: The hazy conditions along Jalan Tun Jugah

The air pollutant index (API) reading in Lubok Antu stood at 215 while in Simanggang, it was registered at 208 as at 8pm tonight.

The air quality in Serian, which used to be at a very hazardous level of 518 three days ago, was registered at 187 as at 8pm.

The API reading in Samarahan was registered at the borderline of 200 while the air quality in other areas were categorised as unhealthy.

The API readings in Kapit (89) and Bario (71) were registered as moderate. 

6 September 2026, Sunday 8:00 P.M. 

	STATION	INDEX	STATUS
	KUCHING	184	Unhealthy
	SAMARAHAN	200	Unhealthy
	SERIAN	187	Unhealthy
	SIMANGGANG	208	Very Unhealthy
	SARIKEI	184	Unhealthy
	SIBU	171	Unhealthy
	MUKAH	187	Unhealthy
	KAPIT	89	Moderate
	BINTULU	187	Unhealthy
	SAMALAJU	192	Unhealthy
	MIRI	168	Unhealthy
	ILP MIRI	174	Unhealthy
	LIMBANG	155	Unhealthy
	LUNDU	194	Unhealthy
	TEBEDU	160	Unhealthy
	LUBOK ANTU	215	Very Unhealthy
	KANOWIT	192	Unhealthy
	LAWAS	117	Unhealthy
	BARIO	71	Moderate
	BETONG (MCAQM)	190	Unhealthy

 Note:

i. API is calculated based on 24-hour running average of the most

dominant parameter.

ii. MCAQM - Mobile Continuous Air Quality Monitoring

Women's Care Room as private rest room for female nurses of SGH opened

KUCHING, Sept 6 2026: Women, Family and Community Development Minister Nancy Shukri officiated at the opening of the Women’s Care Room at the Sarawak General Hospital.

Caption: Minister Nancy Shukri (second from left) at the opening of the Women's Care Room at the Sarawak General Hospital

The care room is set up to provide a special, comfortable, conducive and more private rest space for female nurses, especially those who are pregnant or need to pump milk while on duty.

The space allows them to take a break and take care of their personal needs before returning to their responsibilities of caring for patients.

Nancy said that healthcare workers are among the frontliners who play an important role in caring for and treating the community.

“Therefore, their welfare and well-being also need to be given attention,”she said, adding that nurses always give a high commitment to ensuring that patients receive the best treatment and care.

“In the busyness of carrying out their duties, they also need a comfortable space to rest and take care of their personal needs.

"The care room is not just a physical facility, but a form of support for the well-being of healthcare workers, especially female nurses who are pregnant or breastfeeding," she said.

Firefighters still battling to put out wild fires in two separate locations in Daro

MUKAH, Sept 6 2026: Firefighters are still battling to put out  wild fires in two separate locations in Daro over the last one week.

Caption: Firemen battling to put out the forest fires along the road to Kampung Penuai

The first was the bush fires near Kampung Kut which started on August 31 while the second, forest fires, along the road to Kampung Penuai started on Sept 1.

According to Daro Fire and Rescue Department, the firefighters have so far managed to put out bush fires over an area of almost eight hectares near Kampung Kut.

The department said efforts will be made to put out the remaining bush fires over a small area.

The department said the firefighters have almost extinguished the forest fires along the road to Kampung Penuai.

It said efforts to extinguish the wild fires were hampered by lack of water resources as well as no access road to the affected areas.