{
  "id": 20103599,
  "title": "Sultan Nazrin confers state honours on 218 recipients",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/sultan-nazrin-confers-state-honours-on-218-recipients",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T02:21:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1578091/sultan-nazrin-confers-state-honours-218-recipients"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA KANGSAR, Malaysia - Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah of Perak today honored 218 individuals with state awards during a ceremony marking his 70th birthday at Istana Iskandariah. Among the distinguished guests was Raja Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Zara Salim. The event commenced with a guard of honor comprising 103 members and officers from the Royal Army Engineers Regiment 2 Division, led by Colonel Abdul Rahim Hamzah. The ceremony featured 21-gun salute by the 41st Battery of the Royal Artillery Regiment. Sultan Nazrin conferred several awards, with Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry secretary-general Datuk Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin receiving the highest honor, Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Perak, followed by Armed Forces chief General Tan Sri Malek Razak Sulaiman and Accountant-General Nasran Omar.",
  "summary": "KUALA KANGSAR: Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah today graced the Pledge of Loyalty and Investiture Ceremony held in conjunction with his 70th birthday at Istana Iskandariah.",
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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."
}