{
  "id": 19754120,
  "title": "Melaka polls: All campaigning must stop by 11.59pm tonight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/melaka-polls-all-campaigning-must-stop-by-11-59pm-tonight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T03:48:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1576725/melaka-polls-all-campaigning-must-stop-1159pm-tonight"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Election Commission deputy chairman Dr Azmi Sharom has announced that all campaigning for the upcoming Melaka election must cease at 11:59pm tonight. This includes campaigning on social media and other online platforms. Dr Azmi emphasized that all candidates, their teams, and supporters must respect the specified campaign period and stop any form of campaigning once this time has passed. Today marks the final day of campaigning, and the EC is reminding everyone of the deadline. This restriction applies to all campaigning activities, including those conducted through online platforms like Facebook. The election will see a total of 687,697 eligible voters casting their ballots, with polling scheduled for tomorrow. The EC has set up 240 polling centers with 1,213 voting streams across the state, operating from 8am to 6pm. In early voting, 94.96% of the 9,917 eligible voters participated in person at 31 polling centers, while 2,614 voted by post.",
  "summary": "JASIN: All candidates, party machinery and supporters contesting the Melaka election must cease campaigning by 11.59pm tonight, including on social media and other online platforms.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Najib's house arrest stirs voter concerns as BN-PN alliance faces test at Melaka polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/najibs-house-arrest-stirs-voter-concerns-as-bn-pn-alliance-faces-test",
        "published": "2026-11-12T22:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}