{
  "id": 16445060,
  "title": "Minister slams group for flying Malaysian flag upside down in Australia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/menteri-bidas-kumpulan-kibar-jalur-gemilang-terbalik-di-australia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T06:03:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/25/menteri-bidas-kumpulan-kibar-jalur-gemilang-terbalik-di-australia"
  },
  "original_language": "it",
  "account": "A group of Malaysian citizens, believed to be from East Malaysia and part of the NGO Sabah Sarawak Keluar Malaysia, were involved in a protest at the Parliament building in Melbourne, Australia, where they flew the Malaysian flag upside down. The group's actions were condemned by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs) Mustapha Sakmud, who stated that it did not reflect the culture of the people of Sabah and Sarawak. He encouraged the public to make formal complaints to the police regarding the incident. The issue is related to the MA63 (Malaysia Agreement 1963) struggle, which has been an open agenda for the Madani government.",
  "summary": "The group believed to be from Sabah and Sarawak did so while staging a demonstration outside the Parliament building in Melbourne.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Mustapha slams group over upside-down Jalur Gemilang in Australia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/mustapha-slams-group-over-upside-down-jalur-gemilang-in-australia",
        "published": "2026-10-25T05:37:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Upside-down Jalur Gemilang stunt risks Malaysians’ image in Australia – minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/upside-down-jalur-gemilang-stunt-risks-malaysians-image-in-australia",
        "published": "2026-10-25T05:45:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Minister urges police reports over upside-down Jalur Gemilang protest in Australia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/minister-urges-police-reports-over-upside-down-jalur-gemilang-protest",
        "published": "2026-10-25T06:09:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}