{
  "id": 16169582,
  "title": "Terengganu closes all hiking trails, eco-forest parks from Nov 1 due to monsoon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/terengganu-closes-all-hiking-trails-eco-forest-parks-from-nov-1-due",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T09:35:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1562068/terengganu-closes-all-hiking-trails-eco-forest-parks-nov-1-due"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Terengganu Forestry Department in Malaysia has announced that all eco-forest parks and hiking trails within Permanent Reserved Forest (PRF) areas will be closed from November 1 due to the impending northeast monsoon. This decision, made by the department's director Ramli Mat Ramli, aims to prevent flash floods and other potential hazards during the rainy season. The affected areas will remain closed until further notice, with the department promising to provide updates as necessary. Ramli urged the public to refrain from entering the closed zones and to adhere to any instructions issued by authorities to prevent enforcement actions under the National Forestry (Adoption) Enactment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}