{
  "id": 15718636,
  "title": "General : MINDEF Plans To Consolidate MAF Veterans’ Associations, Facilitate Aid Distribution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/general-mindef-plans-to-consolidate-maf-veteransa-associations",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T06:15:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2622979"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) plans to streamline and consolidate more than 300 registered Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) veterans’ associations to facilitate the distribution of assistance to the group, said its Deputy Minister Adly Zahari.",
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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."
}