{
  "id": 10153638,
  "title": "Najib fund still RM40.75m short of RM50M fine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/najib-fund-still-rm40-75m-short-of-rm50m-fine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T06:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/127730/najib-fund-still-rm40.75m-short-of-rm50m-fine"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The UMNO president, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, revealed on September 27, 2026, that RM40.75 million remains to be collected for Datuk Seri Najib Razak's RM50 million fine tied to his conditional house detention. As of 10am that day, RM9.25 million had been gathered. Further fundraising efforts were being undertaken, with UMNO president stressing the necessity of fulfilling the full amount before the house-detention arrangement could be fully implemented. The fundraising, initiated by parties other than Najib, had raised RM1 million within a day of the Najib Razak Solidarity Fund's launch on September 18.",
  "summary": "THE fund to help Datuk Seri Najib Razak meet the RM50 million fine tied to his conditional house detention is still RM40.75 million short of its target, with RM9.25 million collected as of 10am today, UMNO president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said...",
  "key_points": [
    "RM40.75 million still needed for Najib's RM50M fine",
    "RM9.25 million collected by September 27, 2026",
    "Fundraising continues despite Najib's conditional house detention"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The shortfall in Najib's fine puts pressure on UMNO to intensify fundraising efforts to meet the RM50 million target and enable the conditional house detention arrangement to take effect.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Najib fund collects RM9.25mil, short of RM50mil target",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/najib-fund-collects-rm9-25mil-short-of-rm50mil-target",
        "published": "2026-09-27T06:30:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}