{
  "id": 17224778,
  "title": "Ab Rauf earns UKM doctorate with research on digital village initiative",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/ab-rauf-earns-ukm-doctorate-with-research-on-digital-village",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T12:21:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1567148/ab-rauf-earns-ukm-doctorate-research-digital-village-initiative"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "MELAKA: Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh has completed his Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) through Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's (UKM) Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning for Qualifications (APEL.Q) programme after 2 years of study.",
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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."
}