{
  "id": 2745322,
  "title": "General : Dumai, Batam Among Routes Used To Smuggle Indonesians Into Malaysia - Consulate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/general-dumai-batam-among-routes-used-to-smuggle-indonesians-into",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T05:56:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2598065"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 23 (Bernama) -- Routes from Indonesian regions bordering or located near Malaysia, particularly Dumai, Bengkalis and Selat Panjang in Riau, as well as Batam, Bintan and Karimun in the Riau Islands, have been identified as among the routes commonly used by syndicates to smuggle Indonesian nationals into Malaysia illegally.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}