{
  "id": 1882914,
  "title": "Tumpu halang Muslim berjudi, Ramkarpal beritahu Sanusi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/tumpu-halang-muslim-berjudi-ramkarpal-beritahu-sanusi-1882914",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T06:45:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/19/tumpu-halang-muslim-berjudi-ramkarpal-beritahu-sanusi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "DAP's Ramkarpal Singh advised Kedah Chief Minister Sanusi Nor to focus on finding a more effective method to deter Muslims from gambling, rather than seeking ways to overturn the recent Federal Court ruling permitting the legal operation of gambling under federal constitution. The politician suggested that Sanusi should acknowledge the legality of gambling activities as per the latest Supreme Court decision, and thus there's no reason to pursue alternative courses of action. The DAP chief told a statement that Sanusi should comply as the court decision is clear, and it's not his job to find ways to evade it. Earlier, Sanusi had vowed to consult legal counsel to avoid a court challenge, Ramkarpal pointed out that the chief minister should instead find ways to implement the court decision, not try to circumvent it. The Bukit Gelugor MP also reminded that a total ban on gambling would only drive demand towards underground syndicates and online platforms. Sanusi needs to accept that gambling is part of life in Malaysia, and the legal operation of gambling-related business is permitted under federal constitution as it does not offend the sensitivities of non-Muslims in the country. On August 12, the Federal Court dismissed the Kedah government's appeal to overturn the ruling to prevent the Chief Minister from refusing to amend the license for the power and lottery managers.",
  "summary": "Pemimpin DAP berkata menteri besar Kedah patut hormat keputusan Mahkamah Persekutuan dan tidak berusaha cari jalan lain haram premis judi.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Focus on keeping Muslims from gambling, Ramkarpal tells Sanusi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/focus-on-keeping-muslims-from-gambling-ramkarpal-tells-sanusi",
        "published": "2026-08-19T06:28:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}