{
  "id": 16344166,
  "title": "Rauf to defend Tanjung Bidara, Akmal to defend Merlimau in Melaka polls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/rauf-to-defend-tanjung-bidara-akmal-to-defend-merlimau-in-melaka-polls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T15:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/24/rauf-to-defend-tanjung-bidara-akmal-to-defend-merlimau-in-melaka-polls"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ab Rauf Yusoh and Dr Akmal Saleh are two Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders who will defend their respective seats in the upcoming Melaka state election on November 14. Ab Rauf Yusoh is defending his Tanjung Bidara seat, while Dr Akmal Saleh, who previously considered contesting other seats, will defend his Merlimau constituency.",
  "summary": "Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh previously hinted that he might contest another seat.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Ab Rauf takes charge of BN's Melaka election campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ab-rauf-takes-charge-of-bns-melaka-election-campaign",
        "published": "2026-10-23T01:33:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}