KAWASAN AREA |
MASA/TIME 11.00 am |
Kangar, PERLIS | 57* |
Langkawi, KEDAH | 54* |
Alor Setar, KEDAH | 53* |
Bakar Arang, Sg. Petani, KEDAH | 60* |
USM, P.PINANG | 45* |
ILP, Perai, P.PINANG | 80* |
Seberang Jaya 2, Perai, P.PINANG | 61* |
Jalan Tasek, Ipoh, PERAK | 61* |
S K Jalan Pegoh, Ipoh, PERAK | 63* |
Kg. Air Putih, Taiping, PERAK | 65* |
Seri Manjung, PERAK | 61* |
Tanjung Malim, PERAK | 132* |
Gombak, SELANGOR | 234* |
Pelabuhan Kelang, SELANGOR | 529* |
Petaling Jaya, SELANGOR | 349* |
Country Heights, Kajang, SELANGOR | 189* |
Shah Alam, SELANGOR | 371* |
Kuala Selangor, SELANGOR | 531* |
Kuala Lumpur, W.PERSEKUTUAN | 321* |
Putrajaya, W.PERSEKUTUAN | 364* |
Labuan, W.PERSEKUTUAN | 48* |
Nilai, N.SEMBILAN | 170* |
Seremban, N.SEMBILAN | 131* |
Bukit Rambai, MELAKA | 118* |
Bandaraya MELAKA | 97* |
Pasir Gudang, JOHOR | 65* |
Larkin, JOHOR | 41* |
Muar, JOHOR | 83* |
Johor Bahru, JOHOR | 64* |
Pengkalan Chepa, KELANTAN | 59* |
M.Sult.Ismail, K.Bharu, KELANTAN | 67* |
Kemaman, TERENGGANU | 82* |
Paka, TERENGGANU | 67* |
Kuala Terengganu, TERENGGANU | 79* |
Jerantut, PAHANG | 121* |
Indera Mahkota, Kuantan, PAHANG | 76* |
Balok Baru, Kuantan, PAHANG | 81* |
Kuching, SARAWAK | 71* |
Sibu, SARAWAK | 74* |
Bintulu, SARAWAK | 75* |
Miri, SARAWAK | 64* |
Sarikei, SARAWAK | 64* |
Limbang, SARAWAK | 50* |
Samarahan, SARAWAK | 69* |
Sri Aman, SARAWAK | 57* |
Kapit, SARAWAK | 71* |
Petra Jaya, SARAWAK | 65* |
Kota Kinabalu, SABAH | 51* |
Tawau, SABAH | 57* |
Keningau, SABAH | 56* |
Sandakan, SABAH | 44* |
Keterangan / Explaination
Taksiran IPU API Indication |
Bilangan Kawasan Number of Areas |
0-50 Baik / Good 51-100 Sederhana / Moderate 101-200 Tidak Sihat / Unhealthy 201-300 Sangat Tidak Sihat / Very Unhealthy >301 Berbahaya / Hazardous # Masalah Teknikal / Technical Problem |
5 33 6 1 6 0 |
Nota / Note
* = Habuk Halus (PM10) c = Ozon (O3)
a = Sulfur Dioksida (SO2) d = Karbon Monoksida (CO)
b = Nitrogen Dioksida (NO2) & = Lebih daripada satu pencemar
Air quality in Kuala Selangor and Port Klang "very unhealthy"
News Update by The Star Newsdesk
PETALING JAYA: As of 11am, hazardous air quality levels have been recorded at 51 Department of Environment (DOE) monitoring stations.
The API reading at Kuala Selangor was "very unhealthy" at 531 while Port Klang recorded an equally highly hazardous level of 529.
Meanwhile, visibility in Sepang and Petaling Jaya were between 500m and 1km, whereas in Subang, Temerloh and Malacca, it was between 1.3km and 1.7km.
Other areas like Kuala Krai, Setiawan, Kuching and Bintulu recorded visibility readings of between 3 and 5km.
As the haze envelopes the Klang Valley, concerns over its economic impact have led to cautious investors trimming their positions in the stock market.
As a result, the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) yesterday fell nine points to the day's low before partially recovering in the final half hour of trading to close at 939, down five points.
The first to bear the economic impact of the haze was Northport (M) Bhd, which said yesterday that port operations had been suspended due to hazardous environmental conditions and poor visibility, and would resume once the situation improved.
The suspension of operations at the port could temporarily affect imports or exports of manufacturers and food wholesalers. It could also cause inconvenience to logistics companies that move these goods or produce.
At the same time, Subang airport just outside Kuala Lumpur announced it was closed till conditions improved. Meanwhile, the authorities are closely monitoring visibility at the KL International Airport.
Not surprisingly, these conditions cast a pall over Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd shares, which declined nine sen, or 4%, to RM2.08 yesterday.
Among airlines, Malaysia Airlines fell eight sen to RM3.66 and AirAsia eased one sen to RM1.76.
The haze may also lead to a reduction in tourist arrivals although figures are yet to be made available.
At the street level, retail businesses are also feeling the impact as the haze kept people at home.
The businesses most affected were sidewalk cafés and shops. The open-air sections of these cafés, which are normally packed, are now deserted. This would reduce consumer demand, an important element in the economy.
In previous years, when winds blew the smoke from fires in Indonesia to every part of this country, some plantation companies were also affected as the haze had led to lower yield from oil palm trees.
This time, however, as the haze seems to have affected mostly the Klang Valley, plantations companies may be spared.
One company that stands to benefit from the haze is PLUS Expressways Bhd, which is likely to see more traffic on its tolled North-South Expressway as more people are expected to use the highway to head to other parts of the country, especially during the weekends, to escape the haze.
Similarly, resorts and hotels in other parts of the country may see higher occupancy levels while occupancies in Kuala Lumpur are likely to drop.
If the haze persists, the economic consequences could be significant as it grips the commercial heart of the nation. It could, of course, also clear any time as soon as it rains.
If both the haze persists and market conditions continue to be overcast, traders may sell their shares while those with a contrarian view may buy stocks whose prices have fallen, in anticipation better conditions when the haze clears.
The KLCI's decline yesterday went against the regional trend in which most other markets went up. As the KLCI eased 0.6%, the Straits Times Index in Singapore declined 0.4%.
The regional markets were led by Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index, which surged almost 2% and Japan's Nikkei 225, which rose 1.7% on optimism of stronger economic growth.
Haze Alert
More places under hazy siege
It is confirmed our air is hazardous and in more places than earlier thought. The people wanted the Air Pollution Index (API) released and the Government did so on the order from the Cabinet.
KL schools closed as haze situation worsens
All schools in Kuala Lumpur and parts of Selangor are closed today and tomorrow due to the worsening haze which has seriously affected the health of schoolchildren.
Students made to run around field
A teacher made some 200 Year Six pupils run round a field after they created a ruckus during recess in SRK Kampung Tunku.
API reading for Klang Valley at unhealthy level
The Air Pollutant Index confirmed the peoples worst fears that the air in the entire Klang Valley was very unhealthy and in Klang hazardous.
Clinics are recording an increase in illnesses triggered by poor air quality over 72 hours.
Masks selling like hot cakes
Pharmacies are doubling up their stock of masks due to the worsening haze situation.
Poor visibility forces airport to close
The Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SAAS) airport has been temporarily closed due to poor visibility.
50ha orchard in Sekinchan on fire
A 50ha orchard in Sekinchan, Selangor, is on fire due to open burning activities.
Port Klang engulfed by smoke
With the whole town covered in haze, visitors might think that a raging inferno had erupted.
Most people want schools to close
More than a thousand Internet users took part in The Star Onlines poll on the haze, indicating serious public concern over the unhealthy air quality in several parts of the country.
Fisherman unable to go out to sea
Fisherman Soh Ah Hak has not been going out to sea for the past four days because the haze has severely reduced visibility in the Straits of Malacca.
Fish die from lack of oxygen
The haze is behind the death of thousands of fish at a pond in Kampung Pasir in Rantau, near Seremban.
Stay off busy shipping lanes at Malacca Straits advice
Fishermen in Muar have been advised against going out to fish in the busy shipping lanes in the Malacca Straits because of poor visibility caused by the haze.
No mass cancellation by foreign tourists
The haze which is enveloping the Klang Valley has not created a wave of vacation cancellations or kept tourists from visiting Malaysia.
Post haze info on highways
Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu told highway concessionaires yesterday to take measures to ensure the safety of motorists using the highways.
26 students faint in class
Twenty-six students in a classroom at SM Tengku Ampuan Jemaah fainted because of the bad haze situation.
Pahang affected, too
The town and some districts in Pahang were covered with haze Wednesday.
Firm donates 10,000 masks
A private firm has contributed 10,000 surgical masks to schools in the Klang Valley and for newspaper vendors nationwide.
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