KUALA LUMPUR: The haze situation nationwide showed slight increase in two areas at Kuala Lumpur and one area at Malacca compared to this morning.
As of 2pm, Bandaraya Melaka showed the highest Air Pollutant Index (API) of 90 followed by Batu Muda (87) and Cheras (80)in Kuala Lumpur.
A total of 42 stations nationwide showed moderate air quality while 10 areas recorded good readings.
The air pollution level is categorised as — good (zero to 50), moderate (51-100), unhealthy (101 to 200), very unhealthy (201-300) and hazardous (301 and more).