{
  "id": 16736036,
  "title": "Drunk, drug-impaired drivers may be required to compensate victims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/drunk-drug-impaired-drivers-may-be-required-to-compensate-victims",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T09:42:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1564789/drunk-drug-impaired-drivers-may-be-required-compensate-victims"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry is proposing amendments to the Road Transport Act to require offenders convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs to compensate victims or their next of kin.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}