KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 — Sixteen places throughout the country recorded unhealthy air quality level as of 6pm with Malacca City recording the highest Air Pollutants Index (API) reading of 134.

According to the Department of Environment (DOE) website, this was followed by Balok Baru, Kuantan (129), Kemaman, Terengganu (125) and Shah Alam, Selangor (111).

Other places are Indera Mahkota, Kuantan (110); Batu Muda, Kuala Lumpur (109), Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan; Port Klang and Petaling Jaya, Selangor (108); Seremban, Negri Sembilan (106); Kuching, Sri Aman, Sarawak and Putrajaya (105), Bukit Rambai, Malacca and Banting, Selangor (104); and Nilai, Negri Sembilan (103).

Meanwhile 27 other places recorded moderate API and only eight had healthy air quality.

An API reading of 0 to 50 indicates good air quality; 51 to 100, moderate;

101 to 200, unhealthy; 201 to 300, very unhealthy and 300 and above, hazardous.

The public can visit the website at http://apims.doe.gov.my to know the current API readings. — Bernama