{
  "id": 19453999,
  "title": "Perlis MB gets honorary Brigadier General rank to boost territorial army recruitment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/perlis-mb-gets-honorary-brigadier-general-rank-to-boost-territorial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T06:03:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1575338/perlis-mb-gets-honorary-brigadier-general-rank-boost-territorial-army"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Perlis Menteri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah has been conferred the honorary rank of Brigadier General in the Territorial Army (Askar Wataniah) to help boost volunteer recruitment and public participation in national defence.",
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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."
}