{
  "id": 2567448,
  "title": "General : UM's Dr Lee Yee Qing Becomes First Malaysian To Win Prestigious US Science Award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/general-ums-dr-lee-yee-qinga-becomes-first-malaysian-to-wina",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T09:56:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2597875"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- Universiti Malaya (UM) academic Dr Lee Yee Qing became the first Malaysian scientist to receive the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Young Investigator Award.",
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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."
}