{
  "id": 13893522,
  "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-13893522",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T06:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261012/urn-with-anita-muis-ashes-missing-from-lantau-monastery-as-family-appeals-for-help"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The urn containing the ashes of the late Hong Kong Cantopop star, Anita Mui Yim-fong, went missing from a monastery in Lantau three months ago, according to her family. They have expressed their dismay, as police have made no headway in their investigation into the incident, which has caused \"immense distress\" for the family. A police spokesperson confirmed that the force was made aware of the missing item on July 18, and the case has been classified as a \"request for police assistance,\" being handled by the Lantau district crime squad. Despite this, no arrest has been made to date. Anita Mui passed away in 2003 at the age of 40, and her family issued a statement on her birthday, three months after the missing urn was reported, requesting any information that could lead to its recovery.",
  "summary": "The urn containing the ashes of late Hong Kong Cantopop star Anita Mui Yim-fong was discovered missing from a monastery three months ago, the singer’s family has revealed, saying police have made “no progress” in their investigation and that the incident has caused “immense distress.” A police spokesman said on Sunday that the force had received a report on July 18 that an item stored in a Lantau…",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:00:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}