{
  "id": 3467635,
  "title": "George Town roads to close for National Day parade from Aug 29–31: Here’s where",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/george-town-roads-to-close-for-national-day-parade-from-aug-29-31",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:47:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/26/george-town-roads-to-close-for-national-day-parade-from-aug-2931-heres-where/232721"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has announced that several major roads in George Town will be closed from August 29 to 31 to accommodate rehearsals and the state-level 69th National Day Parade at Jalan Padang Kota. The road closures will commence at 2 am on August 29 and continue until 1 pm on August 31, or until the event concludes. The affected areas include Chulia Street Ghaut/Weld Quay junction, part of China Street Ghaut, Church Street, the Union Street/Beach Street junction, part of Penang Street from Light Street to Union Street, part of King Street from Bishop Street to Light Street, the Light Street/Kapitan Keling Mosque Road junction, and the Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah Road/Light Street junction. Motorists are advised to plan their journeys, follow instructions from personnel at the affected locations, and use alternative routes to avoid traffic congestion.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "George Town roads to close for National Day parade from Aug 29–31: Here’s where",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/george-town-roads-to-close-for-national-day-parade-from-aug-29-31-3473831",
        "published": "2026-08-26T08:47:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}