PUTRAJAYA, July 24 — Only Kuala Selangor had an unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading at 3pm, believed to be due to transboundary haze, said Environment Department (DOE) director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The Education Ministry will activate home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) if the Air Pollutant Index (API) surpasses 200, said minister Fadhlina Sidek.

BANGKOK, March 28 — Thailand is ramping up efforts to combat wildfires in the northern provinces as part of a broader push to curb hazardous PM2.5 air pollution.

BANGKOK, Jan 24 — Southeast Asian cities were among five most polluted in the world today according to air-monitoring organisation IQAir, with Ho Chi Minh City ranked second-most polluted, followed by Phnom Penh and Bangkok fourth and fifth, respectively.

NEW DELHI, Dec 17 — India directed schools to move to hybrid mode for some grades, asked government offices to stagger timings for staff and imposed restrictions on vehicles in Delhi and adjoining regions as air quality deteriorated in the country's north yesterday.

NEW DELHI, Nov 14 — Toxic smog blanketed northern India today, becoming too thick to see through in several places, as high levels of pollution combined with humidity, low wind speed, and a drop in temperature, officials said.

LAHORE, Nov 11 — Pakistan’s Punjab province banned most outdoor activities and ordered shops, markets and malls in some areas to close early from today to curb illnesses caused by intense air pollution.

JAKARTA, Sept 13 — Indonesia plans to upgrade the quality of subsidised and polluting fuels, while also selling them to fewer vehicles, in a bid to improve the air quality in the capital Jakarta and other big cities, a senior government official said.

SEREMBAN, July 7 — The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES), through the Department of Environment (DOE) received a complaint about the emission of black smoke at a crude oil refinery in Port Dickson on June 19.

JAKARTA, Oct 6 — Authorities in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan have officially declared a state of emergency for the next ten days starting today, following severe air pollution and reduced visibility caused by ongoing forest and land fires, said Governor H.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Oct 3 — The air quality across the country showed significant improvement this morning, with only five locations recording Air Pollution Index (API) readings of above 100 as at 9am. In Selangor, Banting and Petaling Jaya are the two locations with unhealthy...

SHAH ALAM, Oct 1 — The Department of Environment's Air Pollutant Index (API) has recorded unhealthy air levels in parts of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The resurgence of haze pollution in Malaysia is a cause for public health concern and Malaysians should understand the health risks associated with it and take effective preventive measures, said a health expert.

DHAKA, Aug 30 — Air pollution is reducing life expectancy by five years on average for people in South Asia, one of the worst regions having polluted air, according to a report.

PUTRAJAYA, April 14 — Two areas recorded unhealthy air quality readings yesterday, namely in Segamat, Johor and Tanah Merah, Kelantan, according to the Department of Environment (DOE).

HANOI, Nov 8 — The overall air quality in Vietnam's capital Hanoi reached unhealthy levels on Tuesday, thus putting the general public at risk of adverse respiratory effects.

SHANGHAI, June 16 — Chronic air pollution cuts average global life expectancy by more than two years per person, a study published on Tuesday showed, an impact comparable to that of smoking and far worse than HIV/AIDS or terrorism.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — The Department of Environment (DOE) will step up activities to prevent open burning and enforcement action against factories and motor vehicles to combat air pollution during the current hot and dry spell.

JAKARTA, March 19 — Three Indonesian cities were listed in the top 10 most polluted cities in Southeast Asia, reported Vietnam News Agency (VNA) according to IQAir quality report in 2020.