{
  "id": 9758736,
  "title": "Veteran Aceh journalist and Serambi Indonesia founder Sjamsul Kahar dies at 80",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/veteran-aceh-journalist-and-serambi-indonesia-founder-sjamsul-kahar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:56:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/09/25/veteran-aceh-journalist-and-serambi-indonesia-founder-sjamsul-kahar-dies-at-80.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Veteran Aceh journalist and founder of Serambi Indonesia, Sjamsul Kahar, passed away at the age of 80 on Thursday at the Dr. Zainoel Abidin Regional General Hospital in Banda Aceh. Kahar, who began his journalism career in 1945 as a reporter for Kompas and later co-founded Serambi Indonesia in 1989, had been receiving intensive treatment at the hospital since September 13. His son, Nezar Patria, who serves as Deputy Communication and Digital Minister, announced the news on Facebook, requesting the public to forgive any mistakes his father may have made and expressing hope that Allah would accept his good deeds. The Aceh administration, including the governor and deputy governor, expressed their deep sorrow over Kahar's death, with Nurlis Meuko, a former journalist and spokesman for the administration, praising Kahar as an extraordinary journalist and role model for journalists in Aceh.",
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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."
}