{
  "id": 615559,
  "title": "Of MMC Ports, Strait of Malacca and Sultan Ahmed's appointment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/of-mmc-ports-strait-of-malacca-and-sultan-ahmeds-appointment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T00:00:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/insight/2026/08/1509223/mmc-ports-strait-malacca-and-sultan-ahmeds-appointment"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: MORE than six centuries ago, merchant ships from China, India, Arabia and the Malay Archipelago sailed through the Strait of Malacca to one of the busiest trading ports of its time.",
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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."
}