Air quality in Miri and Klang remains bad

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PETALING JAYA: The Air Pollutant Index (API) readings in Miri, Sarawak and in Klang, Selangor have slightly increased as the air quality remains in the hazardous and unhealthy levels.

According to the Department of Environment’s API website, it showed that the API readings for Miri recorded a level of 396 as at 5pm yesterday.