{
  "id": 5259950,
  "title": "Penang first state to recognise Hungry Ghost Festival, cemeteries as heritage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/penang-first-state-to-recognise-hungry-ghost-festival-cemeteries-as",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T05:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/culture/126899/penang-first-state-to-recognise-hungry-ghost-festival-cemeteries-as-heritage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "THE Teong Guan Phor Thor Festival, better known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, has been designated as an Intangible Cultural Heritage (Festival) item of Penang under the Penang State Heritage Enactment 2011 (Enactment 14). In addition to the festival,...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Penang gazettes Teong Guan Phor Thor Festival, designates 6 heritage sites",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/penang-gazettes-teong-guan-phor-thor-festival-designates-6-heritage",
        "published": "2026-09-03T05:37:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Penang gazettes Hungry Ghost Festival as state heritage, six sites also set for official recognition",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/penang-gazettes-hungry-ghost-festival-as-state-heritage-six-sites",
        "published": "2026-09-03T05:54:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Penang Recognises Hungry Ghost Festival, Six Sites As State Heritage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/general-penang-recognises-hungry-ghost-festival-six-sites-as-state",
        "published": "2026-09-03T07:45:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}