{
  "id": 16714938,
  "title": "Puad urges ministry sec-gen to explain Zahid’s claim on shelved projects",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/puad-urges-ministry-sec-gen-to-explain-zahids-claim-on-shelved-16714938",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T04:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/27/puad-urges-ministry-sec-gen-to-explain-zahid-s-claim-on-shelved-projects"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ex-MP asks whether the rural development ministry's top civil servant has greater authority than the minister, who is also a deputy prime minister.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}