{
  "id": 3983595,
  "title": "NST Leader: The sand racket digging Malaysia deeper",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/nst-leader-the-sand-racket-digging-malaysia-deeper",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T15:00:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/leaders/2026/08/1520944/nst-leader-sand-racket-digging-malaysia-deeper"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "THERE is a crime that is practically hiding in plain sight: illegal sand mining and its nationwide logistics.",
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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."
}