{
  "id": 3009955,
  "title": "Plantation manager seriously injured in Gua Musang assault",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/plantation-manager-seriously-injured-in-gua-musang-assault",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T11:25:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/08/1518044/plantation-manager-seriously-injured-gua-musang-assault"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 35-year-old plantation manager, Mohamad Faiz Mohamad, was severely injured in an assault in Gua Musang today. The attack occurred at around 10am in Kampung Felda Chili. According to the village chairman, Hasan Salleh, Mohamad was at the plantation office compound with several workers when a group of men, possibly armed, attacked him. The attackers beat him repeatedly before fleeing upon seeing him fall. Several workers promptly took Mohamad to Chiku Clinic before transferring him to Sultan Ismail Petra Hospital in Kuala Krai for further treatment. He sustained injuries to his hands and legs. The police report was filed at the Paloh police station around noon today. The Gua Musang police chief, Superintendent Sik Choon Foo, confirmed the receipt of the report and stated that the case is being investigated under Sections 148 and 326 of the Penal Code. The motive behind the assault is still under investigation.",
  "summary": "GUA MUSANG: A 35-year-old plantation manager was seriously injured after he was allegedly assaulted by a group of men believed to be armed with iron rods in Kampung Felda Chili here today.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}