{
  "id": 9980562,
  "title": "General : Malays Are Not Immigrants, Practised ‘Merantau’ For Thousands Of Years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/general-malays-are-not-immigrants-practised-a-merantaua-for-thousands",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T10:56:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2612233"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MELAKA, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Malays should not be labelled as immigrants in the Malay Archipelago, particularly in Tanah Melayu, as their history is closely linked to the merantau tradition, or the practice of travelling, which has existed for thousands of years.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}