{
  "id": 13877265,
  "title": "#SHOWBIZ: Late Cantopop legend Anita Mui's ashes stolen from Hong Kong monastery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/showbiz-late-cantopop-legend-anita-muis-ashes-stolen-from-hong-kong",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2026/10/1553593/showbiz-late-cantopop-legend-anita-muis-ashes-stolen-hong-kong"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hong Kong police are investigating the theft of the ashes of Cantopop star Anita Mui from her resting place at Po Lin Monastery, a monastery in Hong Kong. The urn was discovered missing on July 18 by a fan who was visiting the monastery to pay respects to the late singer. The fan immediately alerted Mui's relatives, who then contacted the police. Despite the family's public plea for information on October 10, which would have been Mui's 63rd birthday, there have been no arrests or significant leads in the case. The urn's absence suggests that the surrounding urns in the columbarium have not been disturbed. The family and fan organization have chosen to go public with their appeal, hoping that widespread media coverage will help identify the perpetrators and recover the stolen urn. Fan club Mui Nation has condemned the incident as \"extremely absurd and contrary to ethics and morality,\" urging the police to conduct a thorough investigation and for the monastery to address security concerns.",
  "summary": "HONG KONG: The remains of the late Cantopop icon Anita Mui have reportedly been stolen from a columbarium at Hong Kong’s Po Lin Monastery, with authorities making no arrests nearly three months after the mystery unfolded.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Urn with Anita Mui’s ashes missing from Lantau monastery as family appeals for help",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/urn-with-anita-muis-ashes-missing-from-lantau-monastery-as-family",
        "published": "2026-10-12T02:39:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "Ashes of late Cantopop icon Anita Mui missing for 3 months, family reveals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/ashes-of-late-cantopop-icon-anita-mui-missing-for-3-months-family",
        "published": "2026-10-12T04:03:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Urn with Anita Mui's ashes missing from Lantau monastery as family appeals for help",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/urn-with-anita-muis-ashes-missing-from-lantau-monastery-as-family-13890333",
        "published": "2026-10-12T06:27:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}