{
  "id": 2372954,
  "title": "Anwar lands in Brunei for 27th Annual Leaders’ Consultation, to meet Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/anwar-lands-in-brunei-for-27th-annual-leaders-consultation-to-meet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:20:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/21/anwar-lands-in-brunei-for-27th-annual-leaders-consultation-to-meet-sultan-hassanal-bolkiah/232246"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Brunei for the 27th Annual Leaders’ Consultation (ALC-27) on August 21, 2025, to meet with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. Anwar and his wife were received at Brunei International Airport by Brunei Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Abdul Mateen Bolkiah, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, Foreign Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Amran Mohamed Zin, and Malaysian High Commissioner to Brunei Datuk Mohd Aini Atan. The two-day visit aims to review bilateral cooperation and discuss regional and international issues of mutual interest, including a potential Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on disaster management cooperation. This is the highest-level bilateral mechanism between Malaysia and Brunei, with total trade between the two countries reaching RM5.86 billion (US$1.37 billion) in 2025.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Anwar lands in Brunei for 27th Annual Leaders’ Consultation, to meet Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/anwar-lands-in-brunei-for-27th-annual-leaders-consultation-to-meet-2374424",
        "published": "2026-08-21T12:20:23.000Z"
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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."
}