KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 20 -- Haze continued to cloud parts of the country this morning, with 21 areas recording unhealthy air quality as of 8am.

Sarawak recorded the highest readings, led by the Serian district police headquarters at 182 on the Air Pollutant Index (API), followed by Samarahan at 168 and Sri Aman at 164, according to the Malaysian Air Pollutant Index Management System.

Johor also saw unhealthy air quality in Larkin, which recorded 162, and Pasir Gudang at 155.

Putrajaya, Nilai in Negeri Sembilan and Batu Pahat in Johor each recorded an API reading of 154.

In Selangor, Shah Alam recorded 153 while Johan Setia registered 127, while Cheras was the only area in Kuala Lumpur in the unhealthy category, with a reading of 133.

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