{
  "id": 16293944,
  "title": "Shooting range tests leadership skills of senior civil servants",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/shooting-range-tests-leadership-skills-of-senior-civil-servants",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T06:40:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1562523/shooting-range-tests-leadership-skills-senior-civil-servants"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Advanced Leadership and Management Programme (ALMP) Series 89 No. 4/2026 incorporated a shooting sports activity to test senior civil servants' leadership skills. The month-long programme, overseen by the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN), focused on planning, management, and coordination while emphasizing discipline, teamwork, and safety compliance. Director Dr Mohd Zabri Yusoff highlighted that the shooting exercise served as a practical platform for participants to sharpen their leadership and management skills, reinforcing the importance of meticulous planning, effective coordination, and structured implementation in achieving organizational goals. The ALMP aims to strengthen inter-agency cooperation and collaboration among senior public sector officers, with the hope that relationships formed during the programme will continue to be leveraged post-training.",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}