{
  "id": 8552226,
  "title": "Old photo, Facebook search reunite friends after four decades",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/old-photo-facebook-search-reunite-friends-after-four-decades",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T23:01:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1536334/old-photo-facebook-search-reunite-friends-after-four-decades"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two friends, Devaki Rani Munusamy and Rohani Ambri, who were separated for four decades, have been reunited after a search on Facebook. The women, both 73, met recently and embraced tightly, vowing never to lose contact again. Their friendship began in 1969 when they were classmates in Segamat, Johor, and spent time together during school breaks. Life took them on separate paths after high school, with Rohani marrying young and Devaki moving abroad for further education. Despite the distance, they maintained contact through letters and occasional meetings. When Rohani looked through old photos and recalled her friend Rohani, Devaki's son Dr Madhusudhan Shanmugam suggested using ChatGPT to help find Rohani. After comparing photos, they identified Captain Ropee, whose uniform matched Rohani's. Dr Madhusudhan found Ropee's Facebook profile and contacted his son, who provided Devaki's phone number. The two women, now separated by decades, finally met and embraced, rekindling their long-lost friendship.",
  "summary": "PETALING JAYA: Two friends separated for four decades have been reunited, thanks to an old photograph and a search on Facebook.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Old photo, Facebook search reunite friends after four decades",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/old-photo-facebook-search-reunite-friends-after-four-decades-8558967",
        "published": "2026-09-19T23:31:07.000Z"
      }
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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."
}