{
  "id": 2731880,
  "title": "UIAM tamat khidmat Solehah Yaacob",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/uiam-tamat-khidmat-solehah-yaacob",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T05:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/23/uiam-tamat-khidmat-solehah-yaacob"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) has terminated the academic employment of Solehah Yaacob as of April 27th. The UIAM Communications, Advocacy and Promotion office announced that Solehah is no longer permitted to hold any official titles, positions or associations with the university. This includes any social media content, publicity material or other related materials, whether direct or indirect, according to Sinar Harian. Prior to her termination, Solehah had garnered public attention due to her controversial statements, which included claims about ancient Roman studies of Malay shipbuilding technology and the potential meteor shower origin of iron ore wealth in prehistoric Kedah. UIAM hopes that clarifying Solehah's employment status and affiliations will prevent future misunderstandings among the general public, they stated.",
  "summary": "Penggunaan gelaran, jawatan atau apa-apa bentuk kaitan rasmi dengan universiti itu tidak lagi dibenarkan.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "UIAM tamat khidmat Solehah Yaacob",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/uiam-tamat-khidmat-solehah-yaacob-2738988",
        "published": "2026-08-23T05:38:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Solehah Yaacob no longer with IIUM after Roman-Malay shipbuilding claim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/solehah-yaacob-no-longer-with-iium-after-roman-malay-shipbuilding",
        "published": "2026-08-23T07:13:17.000Z"
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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."
}