{
  "id": 1474742,
  "title": "No deal, no idea why dropped from US$5.64bil civil suit – ex-1MDB CEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/no-deal-no-idea-why-dropped-from-us-5-64bil-civil-suit-ex-1mdb-ceo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T11:10:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1513216/no-deal-no-idea-why-dropped-us564bil-civil-suit-%E2%80%93-ex-1mdb-ceo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) chief executive officer Datuk Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi told the High Court today he had no idea why the company dropped him from its USD5.64 billion civil suit.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}