{
  "id": 346025,
  "title": "Bekas veteran DAP sertai PBM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/bekas-veteran-dap-sertai-pbm-346025",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T02:57:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/09/bekas-veteran-dap-sertai-pbm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former DAP leader Ronnie Liu, who served in the party for 41 years, has joined the Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) under the leadership of PBM MP for Julau, Larry Sng. The announcement was made at a media briefing attended by Sng, who previously led the PKR Sarawak party. Liu, who served as the Executive Committee (CEC) member of DAP for several terms, has a long history with the party, having held various positions including representing Pandamaran from 2008 to 2013 and Sungai Pelek from 2018 to 2022. He left DAP in June 2023 due to dissatisfaction with the leadership's decision to restructure the party by limiting the rights of constituents. This move made DAP constituents automatically lose their party rights if they did not adhere to the party's stance on certain issues, which Liu deemed undemocratic.",
  "summary": "Ronnie Liu yang juga bekas exco Selangor menyertai Parti Bangsa Malaysia selepas lebih tiga tahun keluar DAP.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bekas veteran DAP sertai PBM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/bekas-veteran-dap-sertai-pbm",
        "published": "2026-08-09T02:57:34.000Z"
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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."
}