{
  "id": 18522928,
  "title": "YTL commits RM27.2mil to LSE scholarships for Malaysian students",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/ytl-commits-rm27-2mil-to-lse-scholarships-for-malaysian-students",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T15:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/06/ytl-commits-rm27-2mil-to-lse-scholarships-for-malaysian-students"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "YTL Corporation Bhd has pledged £5 million (RM27.2 million) to establish the YTL Malaysian Scholarship Programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). This 20-year commitment aims to support Malaysian students, fostering the next generation of leaders. YTL's executive chairman Francis Yeoh facilitated the donation, highlighting the significance of investing in capable and passionate students. The inaugural cohort of nine scholars from various LSE departments commenced in September. Yeoh emphasized that education should cultivate character, conscience, and duty alongside intellect and ambition. The YTL-LSE partnership follows a history of positive collaboration, with LSE hosting over 250 Malaysian students in the 2025-26 session. LSE president Larry Kramer expressed enthusiasm, stating that empowering future generations aligns with a vision for a better world. The Yeoh family has a 30-year track record of supporting Malaysian scholarships, earning Yeoh an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2019.",
  "summary": "The programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science will support Malaysian students for the next 20 years.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}