{
  "id": 17392379,
  "title": "Talks on Golok river mouth widening project to be finalised in a month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/talks-on-golok-river-mouth-widening-project-to-be-finalised-in-a-month-17392379",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T10:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/31/talks-on-golok-river-mouth-widening-project-to-be-finalised-in-a-month"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Negotiations between Malaysia and Thailand on the Golok river mouth widening project are expected to be finalized within a month, according to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The widening and deepening of the river mouth are among key measures aimed at mitigating the frequent floods impacting Kelantan and southern Thailand. The Malaysian Prime Minister has held two rounds of talks with Thai government officials, including Anutin Charnvirakul, to expedite the project's implementation. Anwar expressed hope to resume negotiations this month to finalize the matter, noting that progress has already been made between the two governments during a recent launch of the Kelantan State Entrepreneur Revival Scheme.",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has held two rounds of discussions with Bangkok to expedite its implementation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Golok River Mouth Widening Project Expected To Be Finalised Within A Month - Anwar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/general-golok-river-mouth-widening-project-expected-to-be-finalised",
        "published": "2026-10-31T08:51:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Anwar: Golok River mouth widening project to cut flood risk, talks with Thailand to wrap up within a month",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/anwar-golok-river-mouth-widening-project-to-cut-flood-risk-talks-with",
        "published": "2026-10-31T10:58:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}