GEORGE TOWN, Sept 14 – Penang aie quality reaches unhealthy level again with the Air Pollutant Index (API) recorded at the Universiti Sains Malaysia station on the island here today with the levels peaking over 100 API. Checks showed that the island was not visible from the Penang Bridge. As at 12pm today, the API reading on the island stood at 120, rising from a reading of 116just an hour before.
The readings at the two stations on the mainland at the Perai station on Seberang Jaya 2 with the recording level of 116, while Perai station remain a moderate level with a reading of 96. In the same time, the Ministry of Education Malaysia also ordered school to closed down if the API is reached 200 while stop the outdoor activities when the API was exceeds to 150.
