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  "id": 3438041,
  "title": "Court dismisses tycoon’s defamation appeal against Penang CM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/court-dismisses-tycoons-defamation-appeal-against-penang-cm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T05:21:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/26/court-dismisses-tycoon-s-defamation-appeal-against-penang-cm"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tan Kok Ping is ordered to pay Chow Kon Yeow RM50,000 in costs after the bench unanimously upholds the High Court’s dismissal of his suit.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Court dismisses tycoon’s defamation appeal against Penang CM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/court-dismisses-tycoons-defamation-appeal-against-penang-cm-3438809",
        "published": "2026-08-26T05:21:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Tycoon Tan Kok Ping loses appeal in defamation suit against Penang CM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/tycoon-tan-kok-ping-loses-appeal-in-defamation-suit-against-penang-cm",
        "published": "2026-08-26T07:02:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Penang tycoon Tan Kok Ping loses libel appeal against CM Chow Kon Yeow, ordered to pay RM50,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/penang-tycoon-tan-kok-ping-loses-libel-appeal-against-cm-chow-kon",
        "published": "2026-08-26T07:28:30.000Z"
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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."
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