{
  "id": 18284457,
  "title": "KKM apologizes for ‘empty seat’ issue in Parliament, explains meeting rule change chronology",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/kkm-mohon-maaf-isu-kerusi-kosong-di-parlimen-jelaskan-kronologi-18284457",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T09:13:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/05/kkm-mohon-maaf-isu-kerusi-kosong-di-parlimen-jelaskan-kronologi-pertukaran-aturan-mesyuarat"
  },
  "original_language": "it",
  "account": "The Malaysian Ministry of Health apologized for the absence of Deputy Minister Hanifah Hajar Taib and Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad from the Dewan Rakyat. Hanifah was delayed due to a sudden change in the meeting schedule, which caused her to miss her turn to answer a question from MP Zahir Hassan. Dzulkefly was attending a separate event, a handover ceremony for a hospital construction project in Melaka. Hanifah later met with Zahir and provided a written response to his question. The absences sparked criticism from opposition MPs.",
  "summary": "The Health Ministry said the deputy minister was at Parliament to answer questions but missed his turn due to a drastic switching of questions in the House of Representatives.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}