{
  "id": 3888520,
  "title": "General : From Stadium Merdeka To Putrajaya, The Spirit Of Independence Burns Bright",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/general-from-stadium-merdeka-to-putrajaya-the-spirit-of-independence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T02:41:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2600056"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- The resounding and historic seven-fold cry of “Merdeka!” (Independence!) by the nation’s first Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, at Stadium Merdeka on Aug 31, 1957, did more than mark the end of British colonial rule—it heralded the beginning of a new journey for a sovereign nation.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}