{
  "id": 3488139,
  "title": "Perlis bersedia hadapi saman berhubung perobohan kuil, kata MB",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/perlis-bersedia-hadapi-saman-berhubung-perobohan-kuil-kata-mb",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T09:39:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/26/perlis-bersedia-hadapi-saman-berhubung-perobohan-kuil-kata-mb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 20, the Perlis government destroyed the Sri Veeramakaliamman temple in Kangar after the temple committee filed a civil lawsuit against the state, the Kangar Land and Mines office, and Kangar Municipal Council on August 19. Perlis Chief Minister Abu Bakar Hamzah stated that the state has the legal right to take such action under the National Land Act 1965, according to Utusan Malaysia. The minister said that the measure is routine and the state is prepared to defend its position because the land in question belongs to the government. \"We wait and see. This is our land, so we will defend our position,\" he said. The Sri Veeramakaliamman temple in Kangar was demolished by the Perlis government on August 20. The state had previously claimed that the temple was built on state land without permission, while the temple committee's enforcement action was taken after notices and discussions with the temple committee's committee were conducted over several years. FMT previously reported that the temple committee's committee filed a civil lawsuit against the Perlis state government, the Kangar Land and Mines office, and Kangar Municipal Council on August 19, one day before the restoration work began. Temple committee chairman P Sathesh Kumar said his group had held several meetings with Abu Bakar regarding the issue. He also accused Abu Bakar of guaranteeing during a dialogue with the local community on July 14 that no action would be taken against the temple until December 31 while efforts were being made to find a solution.",
  "summary": "Abu Bakar Hamzah berkata kerajaan negeri mempunyai hak merobohkan kuil berkenaan mengikut Kanun Tanah Negara 1965.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Perlis bersedia hadapi saman berhubung perobohan kuil, kata MB",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/perlis-bersedia-hadapi-saman-berhubung-perobohan-kuil-kata-mb-3491713",
        "published": "2026-08-26T09:39:43.000Z"
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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."
}