{
  "id": 12409687,
  "title": "Cadangan tubuh Suruhanjaya Keharmonian Negara tidak diteruskan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/cadangan-tubuh-suruhanjaya-keharmonian-negara-tidak-diteruskan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T15:11:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/06/cadangan-tubuh-suruhanjaya-keharmonian-negara-tidak-diteruskan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Malaysian Unity Council has decided not to proceed with the establishment of the National Harmony Council (SKN), following an evaluation of the costs and challenges associated with creating a new entity. This decision comes after two rounds of consultations involving various stakeholders, including civil society groups, government agencies, academic experts and community leaders. The Malaysian Unity Council (KPN) concluded that establishing SKN as a separate entity would not be practical or cost-effective, and would duplicate the functions of existing institutions such as the National Unity and Integration Department (JPNIN), Community-Based Neighbourhood and Mediation Community Committees. The KPN will instead focus on strengthening existing institutions and mechanisms for managing social harmony. The Unity Council's consultative council had previously approved draft legislation for the SKN in 2015, but its implementation was delayed due to jurisdictional conflicts with existing agencies like the Malaysian Human Rights Commission and the police. In April 2020, the government announced that it would not move forward with the proposal, and in the same month, Aaron Ago Dagang announced that JPNIN would resume efforts to amend the SKRN legislation, with a focus on preventive and reconciliatory approaches, in light of the growing controversy surrounding unity issues and their impact on social harmony.",
  "summary": "Menteri Aaron Ago Dagang kata pengukuhan institusi sedia ada dilihat sebagai pendekatan yang praktikal, responsif dan kos efektif.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Cadangan tubuh Suruhanjaya Keharmonian Negara tidak diteruskan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/cadangan-tubuh-suruhanjaya-keharmonian-negara-tidak-diteruskan-12413583",
        "published": "2026-10-06T15:11:20.000Z"
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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."
}