{
  "id": 123528,
  "title": "Pua denies involvement in award of RM4.5mil TH contract to firm",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/pua-denies-involvement-in-award-of-rm4-5mil-th-contract-to-firm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T09:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/04/pua-denies-involvement-in-award-of-rm4-5mil-th-contract-to-firm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Damansara MP Tony Pua has denied any involvement in the award of a RM4.53 million contract to tech company Cyber Village Sdn Bhd (CVSB) for online services in 2019. Pua stated that he is no longer a shareholder in CVSB, having sold his shares in 2007. The contract agreement, signed on December 31, 2019, between CVSB and Tabung Haji (TH), included the creation of web and mobile applications. A viral image of the contract showed Pua as one of CVSB's shareholders, sparking netizen speculation about the company's ownership, which they claimed was controlled by non-Muslims. Responding to these claims, Pua maintained that CVSB was a market leader in internet banking in Malaysia, justifying the company's appointment.",
  "summary": "The former Damansara MP says he sold his shares in the company in 2007, 12 years before the firm signed a contract agreement with Tabung Haji.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}