{
  "id": 16417835,
  "title": "[UPDATED] Zahid assures MCA talks on Melaka candidates remain open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/updated-zahid-assures-mca-talks-on-melaka-candidates-remain-open",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T02:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1562960/updated-zahid-assures-mca-talks-melaka-candidates-remain-open"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BAGAN DATUK: Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has given an assurance that negotiations on MCA's candidate list for the Melaka state election remain open.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "MCA refuses to recognise BN’s Melaka candidates without party’s approval",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/mca-refuses-to-recognise-bns-melaka-candidates-without-partys-approval",
        "published": "2026-10-24T23:22:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}