{
  "id": 3002454,
  "title": "More films spared cuts as Malaysia's censorship regime opens up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/more-films-spared-cuts-as-malaysias-censorship-regime-opens-up",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T10:42:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1518000/more-films-spared-cuts-malaysias-censorship-regime-opens"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s film censorship regime has become more open, with the Film Censorship Board (LPF) increasingly relying on age classifications rather than extensive cuts, says National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (Finas) chief executive officer Datuk Azmir Saifuddin Mutalib.",
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  },
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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."
}