{
  "id": 346029,
  "title": "Ex-DAP veteran Ronnie Liu joins PBM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/ex-dap-veteran-ronnie-liu-joins-pbm-346029",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T02:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/09/ex-dap-veteran-ronnie-liu-joins-pbm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former DAP stalwart Ronnie Liu has recently transferred allegiances, joining Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) led by Julau MP Larry Sng. This shift occurred over three years after Liu's departure from the DAP party. Liu, a Selangor assemblyman from 2008 to 2013, served in the Selangor executive council and represented Sungai Pelek from 2018 to 2022. He had been a DAP member for 41 years, holding positions on the party's central executive committee. Liu's departure from DAP in June 2023 was attributed to his disagreement with the party's leadership over changes to the constitution. These amendments stipulated that DAP representatives would lose their membership if they did not comply with the party's stance on fundamental issues, a move Liu deemed undemocratic.",
  "summary": "This comes more than three years after the former two-term assemblyman and Selangor executive councillor left DAP.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ex-DAP veteran Ronnie Liu joins PBM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/ex-dap-veteran-ronnie-liu-joins-pbm",
        "published": "2026-08-09T02:45:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Ronnie Liu joins PBM on return to active politics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/ronnie-liu-joins-pbm-on-return-to-active-politics",
        "published": "2026-08-09T03:59:00.000Z"
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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."
}