{
  "id": 14369085,
  "title": "‘Datuk’ chairman of Penang statutory body to be charged tomorrow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/datuk-chairman-of-penang-statutory-body-to-be-charged-tomorrow-14369085",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T03:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/14/datuk-chairman-of-penang-statutory-body-to-be-charged-tomorrow"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A man in his 50s, who holds the title of Datuk, is set to be charged at the George Town sessions court the following morning. According to Berita Harian, the chairman of a Penang statutory body will face charges over the sale of eight plots of land that resulted in a RM1.96 million loss for the agency. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has reportedly arrested the chairman and four others to aid their investigation into the alleged wrongdoing, which reportedly took place in 2015. The other suspects include two company directors, a technical manager, and a female clerk, all aged between 40 and 50 years old. The accused chairman is said to have exploited his position as the deputy chairman and director at the time to authorize the sale of the land in Seberang Perai Selatan for below market value to a company believed to be associated with a relative.",
  "summary": "MACC previously arrested him and four others over the sale of land belonging to the agency below market value, which caused RM1.96 million in losses.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "‘Datuk’ chairman of Penang statutory body to be charged tomorrow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/datuk-chairman-of-penang-statutory-body-to-be-charged-tomorrow",
        "published": "2026-10-14T03:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Federal agency chairman set to face corruption charge over Penang land sale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/federal-agency-chairman-set-to-face-corruption-charge-over-penang",
        "published": "2026-10-14T04:25:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Govt agency chairman to be charged in Penang tomorrow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/govt-agency-chairman-to-be-charged-in-penang-tomorrow",
        "published": "2026-10-14T06:31:39.000Z"
      }
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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."
}