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  "title": "Police modernisation scheme awaits Finance Ministry’s nod, Centre tells SC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/police-modernisation-scheme-awaits-finance-ministrys-nod-centre-tells",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T15:22:21.000Z",
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  "summary": "The top court had initiated a suo motu proceedings over non-functional CCTV cameras in police stations linked to a spike in custodial deaths in recent months",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Finance ministry denies RM100 SARA payment for National Day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/finance-ministry-denies-rm100-sara-payment-for-national-day",
        "published": "2026-08-05T13:49:00.000Z"
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