{
  "id": 15388894,
  "title": "Fahmi condemns cyberbullying of UM student Ummi Umairah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/fahmi-condemns-cyberbullying-of-um-student-ummi-umairah",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T09:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/18/fahmi-condemns-cyberbullying-of-um-student-ummi-umairah"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has denounced the cyberbullying and threats faced by Universiti Malaya student Ummi Umairah Bakhit, following her questioning of public donations to aid former Prime Minister Najib Razak in paying a RM50 million court fine. Fahmi emphasized that differing opinions should not result in threats or verbal abuse, asserting that Ummi's right to express her views is protected, provided she has not broken any laws or committed a criminal offense. The minister encouraged netizens to report instances of cyberbullying to the authorities, as they work to identify and prosecute offenders. Fahmi also backed the Sultan of Malaysia's advice on maintaining proper etiquette in online communication, warning that consequences may follow even when posts are made through fake accounts.",
  "summary": "At a forum recently, she questioned the call for public donations to help former prime minister Najib Razak pay a court-imposed fine of RM50 million.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Fahmi Condemns Cyberbullying Of UM Student, Urges Victims To Lodge Reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/general-fahmi-condemns-cyberbullying-of-um-student-urges-victims-to",
        "published": "2026-10-18T07:29:32.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Fahmi condemns cyberbullying of UM student, urges victims to lodge reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/fahmi-condemns-cyberbullying-of-um-student-urges-victims-to-lodge",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:03:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Fahmi condemns cyberbullying of UM student Ummi Umairah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/fahmi-condemns-cyberbullying-of-um-student-ummi-umairah-15391555",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:16:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Fahmi condemns cyberbullying of UM student, urges victims to lodge reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/fahmi-condemns-cyberbullying-of-um-student-urges-victims-to-lodge-15393447",
        "published": "2026-10-18T10:02:40.000Z"
      }
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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."
}