{
  "id": 18314882,
  "title": "Anwar challenges critics to air grievances in tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/anwar-challenges-critics-to-air-grievances-in-tomorrows-cabinet-18314882",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T13:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/05/anwar-challenges-critics-to-air-grievances-in-tomorrow-s-cabinet-meeting"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called upon Cabinet ministers who have criticized the unity government during their Melaka state election campaign to present their grievances in a Cabinet meeting scheduled for tomorrow. Speaking at the Malam Harapan event in Melaka, Anwar emphasized that those in disagreement with certain aspects of the government should voice their concerns directly in the Cabinet, stating that the government meeting will last from 9am to noon.\n\nAnwar, who serves as both Prime Minister and President of Pakatan Harapan, was in Melaka to campaign ahead of the upcoming Nov 14 state election. It remains unclear which specific individuals Anwar is addressing with this challenge. However, he had previously rebuked federal officeholders who employed their positions to criticize unity government partners during the Negeri Sembilan state election campaign in August.\n\nDeputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who also serves as the chairman of Barisan Nasional, responded to these previous rebukes, stating that Anwar could dismiss BN ministers if he were dissatisfied with them. In the upcoming Nov 14 polls, the Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional parties are not collaborating despite previously being allies at the federal level; instead, BN has formed an electoral pact with Perikatan Nasional.",
  "summary": "The prime minister says disagreements should be raised internally, not aired on the campaign trail.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "PM Anwar: No reason to keep CSA secret, Cabinet to discuss disclosure tomorrow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/pm-anwar-no-reason-to-keep-csa-secret-cabinet-to-discuss-disclosure",
        "published": "2026-11-05T10:32:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Argue in cabinet, not on campaign trail, Anwar tells unity government allies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/argue-in-cabinet-not-on-campaign-trail-anwar-tells-unity-government",
        "published": "2026-11-05T13:05:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}