{
  "id": 17323754,
  "title": "PN, PH leaders exchange pleasantries at Bukit Katil nomination centre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/pn-ph-leaders-exchange-pleasantries-at-bukit-katil-nomination-centre-17323754",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T01:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/31/pn-ph-leaders-exchange-pleasantries-at-bukit-katil-nomination-centre"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Leaders from rival coalitions Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) engaged in friendly exchanges today at the Bukit Katil nomination centre in Melaka ahead of the upcoming state election on November 14. PN secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan and Arau MP Shahidan Kassim were among those seen shaking hands and patting each other on the back as they crossed paths at the centre. PH's Bukit Katil candidate Adly Zahari and Amanah president Mohamad Sabu, widely known as Mat Sabu, also participated in the encounter. The leaders' brief meeting came as candidates and party representatives gathered to submit their nomination papers for the state polls. Earlier, PH supporters were heard chanting \"Reformasi\" during their march towards the nomination centre, while PN supporters chanted \"Hidup Islam\" during their own procession. Nominations are set to close at 10am, after which the final list of candidates for the 28 state seats will be determined. The Election Commission has scheduled polling day for November 14, with early voting taking place on November 10. A total of 28 seats are up for grabs in the 16th Melaka state election, and 687,697 eligible voters will participate in the exercise. The Melaka assembly was dissolved on September 23, three months earlier than its scheduled automatic dissolution date.",
  "summary": "The leaders shook hands and patted one another on the back when they crossed paths at the nomination centre.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : A Different Kind Of Buzz At Bukit Katil Nomination Centre",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/general-a-different-kind-of-buzz-at-bukit-katil-nomination-centre",
        "published": "2026-10-30T23:24:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "A different kind of buzz at Bukit Katil nomination centre",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/a-different-kind-of-buzz-at-bukit-katil-nomination-centre",
        "published": "2026-10-31T01:15:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}