PETALING JAYA: Pasir Gudang in Johor continued to suffer high levels of unhealthy air quality today, with high readings also recorded in Larkin and Nilai in Negeri Sembilan.
Unhealthy levels of smoke pollution were recorded at 25 locations across the country at 8pm today, especially in Johor and Negeri Sembilan.
Pasir Gudang recorded the highest reading of 198, followed by Nilai (179) and Larkin (178), with high readings also recorded in Seremban, Kota Tinggi and Pengerang, Batu Pahat, Tangkak, Kluang and Segamat.
Other areas with unhealthy readings were Johan Setia, Klang, Petaling Jaya, Banting and Shah Alam in Selangor, and Sandakan and Tawau in Sabah.
The Asean haze monitoring centre reported scattered to widespread hotspots in Kalimantan and southern Sumatra, causing moderate to dense smoke haze over parts of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Kalimantan, Sumatra, and western Sarawak. Moderate to dense smoke haze was also observed over Papua, Sulawesi and the Maluku Islands.