{
  "id": 13891001,
  "title": "Loke denies Transport Ministry talks with AirAsia amid bailout reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/loke-denies-transport-ministry-talks-with-airasia-amid-bailout-reports-13891001",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/12/loke-denies-transport-ministry-talks-with-airasia-amid-bailout-reports/238797"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PUTRAJAYA, Oct 12 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke has denied any recent talks with AirAsia regarding a potential bailout, clarifying that his ministry has not reached any agreements with the budget carrier. Speaking at a press conference, Loke stated that there have been no meetings between the Transport Ministry and AirAsia in the last two to three weeks, nor has an agreement been finalized. The Transport Ministry has not engaged in discussions with AirAsia over the past few weeks, according to Loke, who was responding to a Reuters report that claimed AirAsia had been in talks with the Malaysian government about potential funding support. Loke emphasized that while no deal has been brokered through his ministry, commercial airlines often interact with government stakeholders, but he could only speak definitively for his own portfolio.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA, Oct 12 — The Transport Ministry has not concluded any agreement with AirAsia nor engaged in discussions...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Loke denies Transport Ministry talks with AirAsia amid bailout reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/loke-denies-transport-ministry-talks-with-airasia-amid-bailout-reports",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:54:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "No recent meetings with AirAsia, says Loke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/no-recent-meetings-with-airasia-says-loke",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:59:25.000Z"
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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."
}