{
  "id": 15595552,
  "title": "Teresa Kok’s defamation suit: Akmal Saleh ordered to pay RM300,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/teresa-koks-defamation-suit-akmal-saleh-ordered-to-pay-rm300-000",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T09:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128537/teresa-koks-defamation-suit-akmal-saleh-ordered-to-pay-rm300000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "THE High Court in Melaka today ordered UMNO Youth Chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh to pay RM250,000 in damages and RM50,000 in costs to Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok, in relation to a defamation suit concerning a statement uploaded to soc...",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Mahkamah perintah Akmal bayar RM250,000 kerana fitnah Teresa Kok",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/mahkamah-perintah-akmal-bayar-rm250-000-kerana-fitnah-teresa-kok",
        "published": "2026-10-19T10:10:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}