{
  "id": 11345471,
  "title": "Lee Chean Chung to quit PKR by Monday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/lee-chean-chung-to-quit-pkr-by-monday",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T03:35:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1546023/lee-chean-chung-quit-pkr-monday"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lee Chean Chung, the Petaling Jaya member of Parliament, has announced his resignation from PKR. He received a notice on September 30 informing him of a three-year suspension from the party, according to the New Straits Times. Lee has decided to quit the party and will submit his resignation letter by Monday, as stated by him.\n\nLee also announced his immediate resignation as Petaling Jaya's member of parliament, citing his refusal to draw a lawmaker's salary while being sidelined, as reported by the Malay Mail. He expressed his concerns, questioning whether he should continue accepting a salary while being inactive.\n\nLee's decision to resign from both the party and his parliamentary position comes after being formally suspended by PKR on September 30.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Politics : Lee Chean Chung Has Not Attended PKR Meetings, Congresses - Anwar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/politics-lee-chean-chung-has-not-attended-pkr-meetings-congresses",
        "published": "2026-10-02T06:31:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Anwar: Lee Chean Chung stopped attending PKR meetings long before resignation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/anwar-lee-chean-chung-stopped-attending-pkr-meetings-long-before",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:00:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Lee Chean Chung setahun tak aktif dalam PKR, kata Anwar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/lee-chean-chung-setahun-tak-aktif-dalam-pkr-kata-anwar",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:35:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Anwar: Lee Chean Chung effectively quit PKR for ‘sometime already’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/anwar-lee-chean-chung-effectively-quit-pkr-for-sometime-already",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:37:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}