{
  "id": 3678067,
  "title": "Jailed former N. Sembilan MB Isa Samad to undergo heart procedure at Serdang Hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/jailed-former-n-sembilan-mb-isa-samad-to-undergo-heart-procedure-at-3678067",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T05:30:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/27/jailed-former-n-sembilan-mb-isa-samad-to-undergo-heart-procedure-at-serdang-hospital/232859"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Negeri Sembilan chief minister Datuk Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, who is currently incarcerated at Sungai Buloh Prison, is set to undergo a heart-related procedure at Serdang Hospital on Thursday morning. His family has requested prayers for the success of the procedure, asking for Allah's intervention for his recovery, strength, and good health. They have also expressed gratitude to the Malaysian Prisons Department and the medical staff at Serdang Hospital for their care and attention. Mohd Isa is serving a six-year prison sentence for corruption charges related to a RM3.09 million bribe scandal involving the acquisition of Merdeka Palace Hotel & Suites in Sarawak. The charges, filed in 2018, involved nine counts of accepting bribes to facilitate the purchase of the hotel by Felda Investment Corporation Sdn Bhd.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 — Former Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Datuk Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, who is currently serving a...",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Jailed former N. Sembilan MB Isa Samad to undergo heart procedure at Serdang Hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/jailed-former-n-sembilan-mb-isa-samad-to-undergo-heart-procedure-at",
        "published": "2026-08-27T05:30:50.000Z"
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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."
}