ALOR STAR: Southern Kedah is blanketed by haze as the Air Pollutant index (API) in Sungai Petani and Bakar Arang hit the unhealthy level of 111 as of 9am today.
Alor Star and Langkawi recorded API of 96 and 59 respectively as of 9am, while in Kangar, Perlis the API was recorded at 78, according to the Department of Environment (DOE).
The air pollution level is categorised as good from zero to 50, moderate (51-100), unhealthy (101 to 200), very unhealthy (201-300) and hazardous (301 and more).