{
  "id": 3635854,
  "title": "Moyang kami Si Gondah dan mangsanya, JWW Birch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/moyang-kami-si-gondah-dan-mangsanya-jww-birch",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T01:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2026/08/27/moyang-kami-si-gondah-dan-mangsanya-jww-birch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Moyang kami, Tok Gondah, played a significant role in the assassination of James Wheeler Woodford Birch on 2 November 1875. Birch, a British Resident in Perak, had been tasked with overseeing the British interests in the region. The incident occurred as he was taking a bath in a river outside his residence at Koh Ah Yong.\n\nThe act of assassination was carried out by Gondah and Seputum, with the assistance of other individuals. The motive behind the assassination remains unclear, but it is speculated that Gondah may have been influenced by the decisions made by the British rulers and the Sultan of Perak during that time.",
  "summary": "Perasaan ini masih dapat saya katakan surreal apabila diberitahu yang JWW Birch sebenarnya dibunuh oleh salah seorangnya di tangan moyang kami.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Moyang kami Si Gondah dan mangsanya, JWW Birch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/moyang-kami-si-gondah-dan-mangsanya-jww-birch-3638888",
        "published": "2026-08-27T01:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}