{
  "id": 12516231,
  "title": "As Bond heads back to 1950s Asia, meet the spy linked to Malaya",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/as-bond-heads-back-to-1950s-asia-meet-the-spy-linked-to-malaya",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T01:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2026/10/07/as-bond-heads-back-to-1950s-asia-meet-the-spy-linked-to-malaya"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "James Bond is returning to 1950s Asia in a new adventure by historian Dan Jones. The story, titled \"All In,\" is set in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1954 and marks the 70th anniversary of the original book \"Diamonds Are Forever.\" Bond will track down a valuable gemstone, navigating the treacherous terrain from the highlands of Kandy to the ocean floor. The new novel pays homage to Ian Fleming's fourth Bond novel and showcases the character's intelligence, bravery, and charm in an Asia still recovering from empire, independence, and Cold War tensions.",
  "summary": "A new adventure will bring 007 to Ceylon in December - while one historian links the legendary fictional spy to a real one in Cameron Highlands.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "As Bond heads back to 1950s Asia, meet the spy linked to Malaya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/as-bond-heads-back-to-1950s-asia-meet-the-spy-linked-to-malaya-12517790",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}