{
  "id": 19925360,
  "title": "Calon PH Pengkalan Batu berdepan detik cemas akibat kekeliruan mengundi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/calon-ph-pengkalan-batu-berdepan-detik-cemas-akibat-kekeliruan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T04:47:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/14/calon-ph-pengkalan-batu-berdepan-detik-cemas-akibat-kekeliruan-mengundi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Calon Pakatan Harapan, Jason Tze-Xi Nathan, faced initial concerns after attempting to vote in the Pengkalan Batu constituency. The incident occurred at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Sultan Muhammad in Batu Berendam around 9 am on the morning of the election. According to Jason, the issue took place at the voting center, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Sultan Muhammad, Batu Berendam, around 9 am when he was receiving the ballot paper. Just before the chief polling officer (KTM) stopped the process, a message was sent to him, indicating that he was not allowed to vote. The KTM officer paused the process as he was unsure whether he was permitted to vote or not. The officer claimed that he had to seek confirmation from superior authorities before proceeding. After receiving confirmation from the higher-ups, the voting process resumed after a couple of minutes. The reporter does not blame the concerned officials, as they appeared to be young and possibly new to their role as KTM. The reporter is also a registered voter in Pengkalan Batu and has previously performed duties at the polling center. In any case, the incident was not due to any violation of electoral regulations. Four candidates from the Barisan Nasional contested against Jason, including Siti Aisyah Mahmood, Goh Han Koon (Parti Bersama Malaysia), and Norhizam Hassan Baktee (Bersatu).",
  "summary": "Ketua tempat mengundi menghentikan proses mengundi untuk Jason Tze-Xi Nathan kerana tidak pasti sama ada calon dibenarkan mengundi atau tidak.",
  "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."
}