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  "id": 2890157,
  "title": "Hadi’s cane fetches RM16,500 at Melaka PAS fundraiser",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/hadis-cane-fetches-rm16-500-at-melaka-pas-fundraiser",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T23:20:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/24/hadi-s-cane-fetches-rm16-500-at-melaka-pas-fundraiser"
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  "summary": "A PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's cane fetched RM16,500 at a fundraising dinner organised by Melaka PAS. The wooden cane, bearing Hadi's initials, was auctioned during the event attended by Hadi and PN chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar. The bidding started at RM2,500 and rose steadily, with the winning bidder also getting the chance to take a photograph with Hadi on stage. The fundraiser was held as part of PAS and PN's preparations for the upcoming Melaka election, which Samsuri said could take place within two months.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Hadi’s cane fetches RM16,500 at Melaka PAS fundraiser",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/hadis-cane-fetches-rm16-500-at-melaka-pas-fundraiser-2890927",
        "published": "2026-08-23T23:20:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Hadi Awang's cane fetches RM16,500 at auction for PRN Melaka",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/hadi-awangs-cane-fetches-rm16-500-at-auction-for-prn-melaka",
        "published": "2026-08-24T00:50:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Hadi's walking stick fetches RM16,500 at Pas fundraiser",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/hadis-walking-stick-fetches-rm16-500-at-pas-fundraiser",
        "published": "2026-08-24T01:13:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Hadi: Perikatan and BN already in talks for Melaka state election pact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/hadi-perikatan-and-bn-already-in-talks-for-melaka-state-election-pact",
        "published": "2026-08-24T01:37:45.000Z"
      }
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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."
}