Johor’s Tangkak Tops The API Charts At 186, With 31 Regions Still Unhealthy

Tangkak in Johor recorded the country's highest API reading of 186 at 2pm Saturday, displacing Batu Pahat, as 31 regions nationwide remained at unhealthy levels with no area recording good air quality.

The Rakyat Post Fernando Fong · News & blogs · 1 hr ago

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Johor's Tangkak had the highest API at 186, with 31 regions still unhealthy as of 2 pm on 10 Oct.

Tangkak in Johor had the highest API at 186, surpassing Batu Pahat.
31 regions were unhealthy nationwide, one less than at noon.
Temerloh in Pahang was the only area to move out of the unhealthy category.

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Southern Peninsular Malaysia held the worst air quality in the country on Saturday afternoon (10 Oct), with Tangkak in Johor recording an Air Pollution Index (API) of 186 at 2 pm — overtaking Batu Pahat’s 184 to become the nation’s highest reading of the day.

The shift came as the Department of Environment’s (DOE’s) API Management System recorded 31 unhealthy regions nationwide as of 2 pm, one fewer than at noon.

Temerloh in Pahang moved out of the unhealthy category during the same period, the only area to do so.

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Published: October 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM UTC
By: Fernando Fong
Section: Malaysia
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6 stories on this topic from 3 sources, oldest first.

Oct 3, 12:48 AM UTC
New Straits Times Four areas in Sarawak and Johor record unhealthy API as haze persists
Oct 7, 1:46 AM UTC
Malay Mail Smoggy start to the day: Batu Pahat tops API at 197, with Selangor, KL and Putrajaya also unhealthy
Oct 7, 1:06 PM UTC
New Straits Times Johor haze worsens as all monitoring stations record unhealthy API readings
Oct 9, 10:00 AM UTC
New Straits Times Pasir Gudang tops nationwide API readings as 36 areas record unhealthy air
Oct 10, 12:55 AM UTC
New Straits Times Batu Pahat tops API readings at 190, 32 locations unhealthy
Oct 10, 4:16 PM UTC
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