{
  "id": 17209377,
  "title": "Govt studying policy to declassify historical documents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/govt-studying-policy-to-declassify-historical-documents",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T09:43:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1567055/govt-studying-policy-declassify-historical-documents"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA: The government is studying a proposal to establish a general policy for the declassification of historical documents currently classified under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), to facilitate public access to such records.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Govt, parties to jointly monitor reform commitments under Bersatu CSA, says Fahmi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/govt-parties-to-jointly-monitor-reform-commitments-under-bersatu-csa",
        "published": "2026-10-30T08:08:15.000Z"
      }
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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."
}