{
  "id": 19829115,
  "title": "Tambang khas untuk pengundi boleh ditafsir sebagai rasuah, kata Abang Johari",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/tambang-khas-untuk-pengundi-boleh-ditafsir-sebagai-rasuah-kata-abang-19829115",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T14:12:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/13/tambang-khas-untuk-pengundi-boleh-ditafsir-sebagai-rasuah-kata-abang-johari"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sarawak Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg declared that the state government will not request AirBorneo, the state-owned airline, to provide special fares for returning voters, as such a move could be interpreted as election fraud. The premier emphasized the importance of the state government being cautious about how such an action is portrayed, according to a report by The Borneo Post citing his statement. Offering them discounts could lead people to interpret it as a form of incentive. He stated that they must consider statutory definitions after completing the launch of AirBorneo's Kuching-Jakarta route. While he acknowledged that flight specials generally increase in December due to holiday travel season, AirBorneo's fares still remained below RM300, allowing voters to return at standard prices without needing special discounts which could be misinterpreted. The Election Commission (SPR) set November 28 as nomination day, December 8 for the initial vote and December 12 as election day. In PRN 2021, the Sarawak Coalition won 76 out of 82 seats while Sarawak United Party gained four seats and DAP two seats.",
  "summary": "Premier Sarawak kata kerajaan negeri perlu berhati-hati tentang bagaimana perkara itu boleh digambarkan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}