{
  "id": 18112298,
  "title": "Lawyer dismisses rumours of Malaysia’s Najib settling US$12.3 million fine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/lawyer-dismisses-rumours-of-malaysias-najib-settling-us-12-3-million",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T11:00:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3373283/lawyer-dismisses-rumours-malaysias-najib-settling-us123-million-fine"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lawyers for Malaysia’s jailed former prime minister Najib Razak on Wednesday dismissed speculation about his imminent transfer to house arrest, as his former ruling party struggles to raise the 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine needed to bring him home. The rumours came as Najib’s United Malays National Organisation (Umno) seeks to build on recent electoral victories, with analysts saying…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "'Not true': Asyraf rubbishes claim Najib ready to pay RM50mil fine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/not-true-asyraf-rubbishes-claim-najib-ready-to-pay-rm50mil-fine",
        "published": "2026-11-04T06:56:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Asyraf denies Najib ready to pay RM50m fine for house arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/asyraf-denies-najib-ready-to-pay-rm50m-fine-for-house-arrest",
        "published": "2026-11-04T08:08:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}