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  "id": 1940291,
  "title": "Minister's ex-aide pressured me for a cut over RM19m project fee, says witness",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ministers-ex-aide-pressured-me-for-a-cut-over-rm19m-project-fee-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:20:55.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/782583"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "'Sayed Amir even threatened to block me from meeting minister if demand not met.'",
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        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Minister's ex-aide pressured me for a cut over RM19m project fee, says witness",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ministers-ex-aide-pressured-me-for-a-cut-over-rm19m-project-fee-says-1941077",
        "published": "2026-08-19T13:20:55.000Z"
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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."
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