{
  "id": 2691237,
  "title": "Blasts in Sungai Golok felt, heard across Kelantan border",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/blasts-in-sungai-golok-felt-heard-across-kelantan-border",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T01:18:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/08/1516895/blasts-sungai-golok-felt-heard-across-kelantan-border"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The series of bomb explosions in southern Thailand last night caused shockwaves that were felt and heard across the Kelantan border, according to reports from New Straits Times. Residents in Pasir Mas, a town approximately 25km away from the site of the blasts in Sungai Golok, reported hearing the explosions as far away as their town. Azman Ayub, a resident of Kampung Tanjong in Rantau Panjang, recounted the force of the explosions shaking the walls of his home, though he initially mistook the loud thuds for severe thunder. Faridah Osman, a resident of Kampung Banggol Chicha in Pasir Mas, also heard the blasts, initially thinking they were thunder before learning from social media that they were bomb blasts in southern Thailand. The explosions have caused fear and anxiety among residents, with Faridah deciding to postpone a planned family holiday to Thailand due to the volatile security situation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Panic in border town of Golok as blasts, shutdowns leave Malaysians stranded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/panic-in-border-town-of-golok-as-blasts-shutdowns-leave-malaysians",
        "published": "2026-08-22T23:38:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}