{
  "id": 7702575,
  "title": "Malaysia loses US$775mil a year to illicit tobacco trade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/malaysia-loses-us-775mil-a-year-to-illicit-tobacco-trade",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T03:46:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1533870/malaysia-loses-us775mil-year-illicit-tobacco-trade"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is estimated to lose US$775 million (RM3.2 billion) in tobacco tax revenue annually to illicit trade, with illegal products accounting for 55 per cent of tobacco consumption, according to a policy paper by the Centre for Market Education (CME).",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}