{
  "id": 16307734,
  "title": "Authorities probe claim students made to serve alcohol at dinner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/authorities-probe-claim-students-made-to-serve-alcohol-at-dinner",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T08:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/24/ns-education-dept-probes-claim-students-made-to-serve-drinks-at-dinner"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Negeri Sembilan's education department is investigating claims that students from a local school were involved in serving alcoholic beverages at a dinner event organized by the school's alumni association on September 5. The department stated that students should not be involved in activities related to handling or serving alcoholic beverages. The school and the association both denied the allegations. The investigation was initiated through the Public Complaint Management System (Sispaa) and examined the school's compliance with procedures. If any violations of regulations or negligence are found, appropriate action will be taken based on applicable regulations. The department emphasized that the welfare, safety, and dignity of students are always a priority, and the investigation results will be thoroughly reviewed before any follow-up actions.",
  "summary": "This follows a complaint that students had done this during a dinner event held by the school’s alumni association on Sept 5.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}