{
  "id": 13035073,
  "title": "Lorry driver, two cooks fined RM7,000 each over RM2mil chip theft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/lorry-driver-two-cooks-fined-rm7-000-each-over-rm2mil-chip-theft",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T05:14:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1551240/lorry-driver-two-cooks-fined-rm7000-each-over-rm2mil-chip-theft"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Three individuals, including a lorry driver and two Indian cooks, have been fined RM7,000 each for stealing 30,000 integrated circuit chips worth RM2 million from a factory in Bayan Lepas. The theft occurred on September 20, 2023, and was discovered when a factory manager found missing chips and noticed that CCTV cameras and a perimeter fence had been tampered with. All stolen items were later recovered at a scrap metal shop in Permatang Damar Laut. The court ordered the defendants to serve one year in prison if they fail to pay the fine, with the magistrate emphasizing that the fine was already lenient given the value of the stolen items.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}