{
  "id": 10920137,
  "title": "RM1mil BSN prize helps retiree build new surau for children in Kedah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/rm1mil-bsn-prize-helps-retiree-build-new-surau-for-children-in-kedah",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T10:25:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1544736/rm1mil-bsn-prize-helps-retiree-build-new-surau-children-kedah"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alor Setar resident Arbaai Mat Ali, 66, a retired civil servant, won the Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) Premium Savings Certificate (SSP) Millionaire Draw for August 2026 and received a RM1 million prize. She has been saving with SSP for over 20 years, starting after receiving an Excellent Service Award in 2006. Arbaai intends to use the prize money to build a new surau, or prayer hall, for children in Alor Senibong, Langgar to learn the Quran. The current wooden surau is in poor condition, with some parts damaged by termites. After retiring six years ago, Arbaai started Quran classes for children at an old surau near her home, but wanted to improve the facilities. She now begins work to level the site and lay the foundation for the new prayer hall, which she will donate as a waqf for the community. BSN SSP State Draw winner Hariza Tajuddin, 56, who is also a retired civil servant, received a Perodua Myvi car. She expressed shock at winning the largest prize she has ever received, stating that the car is a replacement for her damaged old vehicle after she experienced an accident last June.",
  "summary": "ALOR SETAR: “My only intention is to build a better surau for the comfort of children around Alor Senibong, Langgar, to come and learn the Quran,” said Arbaai Mat Ali, 66.",
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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."
}