{
  "id": 1718438,
  "title": "Ex-1MDB CEO denies treating Jho Low like Malaysia’s PM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ex-1mdb-ceo-denies-treating-jho-low-like-malaysias-pm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/18/ex-1mdb-ceo-denies-treating-jho-low-like-malaysia-s-pm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi says he communicated with then prime minister Najib Razak through informal channels, including through Jho Low.",
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  "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."
}