{
  "id": 453157,
  "title": "PKR’s Wong Chen resigns Subang parliamentary seat, effective Aug 10, press conference Wednesday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/pkrs-wong-chen-resigns-subang-parliamentary-seat-effective-aug-10",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T09:24:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/10/pkrs-wong-chen-resigns-subang-parliamentary-seat-effective-aug-10-press-conference-wednesday/230854"
  },
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  "summary": "Wong Chen, the Member of Parliament for Subang, has resigned from his position, effective August 10 at 5pm. He had submitted his resignation letter to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul on August 5, allowing parliamentary officers three working days to prepare for the vacancy.\n\nWong Chen announced his resignation on Facebook, stating that he had a \"gentleman's agreement\" with the Speaker not to disclose details until 5pm on August 10. According to Malay Mail, he also announced that the honorific title of Yang Berhormat would be removed from all billboards, signages, and correspondence by next month.\n\nWong Chen is scheduled to hold a press conference on Wednesday at 11am, where he is expected to provide further details about his decision.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Wong Chen resigns, paving way for parliamentary seat vacancy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/wong-chen-resigns-paving-way-for-parliamentary-seat-vacancy",
        "published": "2026-08-10T09:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "PKR’s Wong Chen resigns Subang parliamentary seat, effective Aug 10, press conference Wednesday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/pkrs-wong-chen-resigns-subang-parliamentary-seat-effective-aug-10-453782",
        "published": "2026-08-10T09:24:49.000Z"
      }
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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."
}