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  "id": 2343321,
  "title": "PMO instructions to assess firms came through finance ministry, court told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/pmo-instructions-to-assess-firms-came-through-finance-ministry-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T07:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/21/pmo-instructions-to-assess-firms-came-through-finance-ministry-court-told"
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  "summary": "Ministry official says neither the Prime Minister’s Office nor Muhyiddin Yassin interfered directly in the process or decisions of the Jana Wibawa contractor assessment panel.",
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