KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 — As a proactive preventive measure, the Department of Environment (DOE) has intensified ground patrols and physical monitoring in fire-prone areas, particularly agricultural lands, peatlands, bush areas, abandoned plantations, and landfills identified as high risk.

PUTRAJAYA, April 2 — The seven air quality monitoring stations near the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights yesterday have not shown abnormalities in the area.

SINGAPORE, March 11 — Only seven countries met World Health Organisation (WHO) air quality standards last year, data showed today, as researchers warned the war on smog would only get harder after the United States shut down its global monitoring efforts.

MOSCOW, Jan 21 — Lead levels in the air in Los Angeles exceeded the norm by 100 times due to fires, while chlorine levels increased by 40 times, reported Sputnik/RIA Novosti, citing The New York Times yesterday.

LAHORE, Nov 11 — Pakistan’s Punjab province banned most outdoor activities and ordered shops, markets and malls in some areas to close early from today to curb illnesses caused by intense air pollution.

KUCHING, Nov 4 — The government is finalising the National Clean Air Action Plan 2025-2040 (NCAAP) to address challenges related to national air quality.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — One new death due to heat stroke was reported this week, bringing the number of heat-related deaths to two, said the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The haze reduced air quality to unhealthy levels in two places in the peninsula as at 9am today.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Oct 9 — Almost all of Selangor is shrouded in haze this morning, with only one location recording moderate reading.  As at 9am, Banting, Klang, Shah Alam, Johan Setia and Petaling Jaya saw unhealthy air quality recorded on the Air Pollutant Index (API),...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Two areas in the country recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as at 9am compared to seven areas at 5pm yesterday.

SHAH ALAM, Oct 4 — The country's air quality improved markedly this morning, with no single location in the Klang Valley recording unhealthy readings on the Air Pollutant Index (API).

By Danial Dzulkifly SHAH ALAM, Oct 2 – The majority of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur are currently experiencing unhealthy air quality, according to the latest hourly Air Pollutant Index (API) data from the Environment Department (DOE). As of 11am, Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam, Klang, Banting and...

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Sept 29 – Three locations in Selangor recorded unhealthy air quality readings this morning, according to the Air Pollution Index (API). They were Kuala Selangor, Johan Setia and Petaling Jaya, which recorded readings of 152, 139 and 110, respectively, at...

SHAH ALAM, Sept 8 — The Air Pollution Index (API) showed unhealthy air quality in Shah Alam and Cheras around 2pm today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 — The National Open Burning Action Plan and the National Haze Action Plan were activated after several areas recorded unhealthy air pollution index (API) readings.

GENEVA, April 5 — Most people globally, some 99 per cent of the world's population, breathe air that exceeds World Health Organisation (WHO) air quality limits, the UN agency’s new data showed Monday.

PUTRAJAYA, July 13  — The Human Resource Ministry through the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) today issued guidance notes on ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ) to help reduce the risk of airborne transmission of Covid-19.

ANKARA, March 17 — Air quality improved in most regions of the world last year due to global measures to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, Anadolu Agency quoted a report released Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — The rumour that the Mount Sinabung volcanic eruptions in northern Sumatra, Indonesia would affect the air quality in Malaysia until this weekend is untrue.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — Lockdowns and restrictions on movements and activities across the globe have done the environment a world of good.