{
  "id": 17536645,
  "title": "Politics : Melaka Election Not A Waste Of Time, Public Funds - AdlyÂ",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/politics-melaka-election-not-a-waste-of-time-public-funds-adlya",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T03:16:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2628477"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MELAKA, Nov 1 (Bernama) -- Pakatan Harapan (PH) has dismissed claims that the 16th Melaka State Election is a waste of time and public funds, describing it instead as an important democratic process that allows the people to determine the mandate for the state government.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Adly Zahari: Melaka election not a waste of time, public funds as ‘democratic power belongs to the people’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/adly-zahari-melaka-election-not-a-waste-of-time-public-funds-as",
        "published": "2026-11-01T05:06:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Adly Zahari named PH’s choice for Melaka chief minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/adly-zahari-named-phs-choice-for-melaka-chief-minister",
        "published": "2026-11-01T06:25:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}