{
  "id": 8371670,
  "title": "Five hours, one lorry: Civil Defence, villagers pull together to bury 23-year-old, 250kg man in Rantau Panjang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/five-hours-one-lorry-civil-defence-villagers-pull-together-to-bury-23",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T03:23:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/19/five-hours-one-lorry-civil-defence-villagers-pull-together-to-bury-23-year-old-250kg-man-in-rantau-panjang/235745"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysian Civil Defence Force assisted in the burial of a 23-year-old man who weighed 250kg in Rantau Panjang. The operation, which lasted nearly five hours, involved transporting the deceased from Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital to Masjid Al-Hidayah for the funeral prayer. Villagers also helped facilitate the burial arrangements, as reported by Malay Mail.",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Civil defence team helps in burial of 250kg man",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/civil-defence-team-helps-in-burial-of-250kg-man",
        "published": "2026-09-18T23:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Five hours, one lorry: Civil Defence, villagers pull together to bury 23-year-old, 250kg man in Rantau Panjang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/five-hours-one-lorry-civil-defence-villagers-pull-together-to-bury-23-8372824",
        "published": "2026-09-19T03:23:34.000Z"
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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."
}