{
  "id": 18450761,
  "title": "Malaysia’s Najib closer to house arrest as Umno pays US$12.3 million fine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/malaysias-najib-closer-to-house-arrest-as-umno-pays-us-12-3-million",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T05:25:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3373504/malaysias-najib-closer-house-arrest-umno-pays-us123-million-fine"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysia’s Umno said on Friday it had settled the court payment needed to move disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak to house arrest, after a public fundraising campaign reached its target to cover his 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine. The penalty was a condition of a royal pardon granted in September allowing Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence in a corruption case linked…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Malaysia’s ex-premier Najib will serve prison time at home after paying $12.3 million for pardon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/malaysias-ex-premier-najib-will-serve-prison-time-at-home-after",
        "published": "2026-11-06T06:21:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Najib leaves Kajang Prison in police-escorted SUV [WATCH]",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/najib-leaves-kajang-prison-in-police-escorted-suv-watch",
        "published": "2026-11-06T06:59:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Najib exits Kajang Prison to serve out SRC sentence under house arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/najib-exits-kajang-prison-to-serve-out-src-sentence-under-house-arrest",
        "published": "2026-11-06T07:10:34.000Z"
      }
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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."
}