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  "id": 4536632,
  "title": "National Day celebrations kick off with arrival of King and Queen [WATCH]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/national-day-celebrations-kick-off-with-arrival-of-king-and-queen",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T00:47:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1522454/national-day-celebrations-kick-arrival-king-and-queen-watch"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The 2026 National Day celebration procession in Malaysia officially commenced with the arrival of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, and Her Majesty Raja Zarith Sofiah, Queen of Malaysia, at 8am in Putrajaya. Their Majesties were greeted by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who received them at the event site. The ceremony included a Royal Salute, the playing of the national anthem, Negaraku, and a 14-gun salute. Sultan Ibrahim inspected the parade, which included a flypast by five helicopters adorned with the national flag and the flags of the armed forces. The event concluded with the recitation of the Rukun Negara pledge by a deputy commissioner from the Fire and Rescue Department.",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "National Day: Early birds flock to Dataran Putrajaya for prime spots, best shots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/national-day-early-birds-flock-to-dataran-putrajaya-for-prime-spots",
        "published": "2026-08-30T23:53:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "King Sultan Ibrahim and Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah grace Putrajaya’s grand 69th National Day parade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/king-sultan-ibrahim-and-queen-raja-zarith-sofiah-grace-putrajayas",
        "published": "2026-08-31T01:20:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "King and queen grace National Day celebrations at Dataran Putrajaya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/king-and-queen-grace-national-day-celebrations-at-dataran-putrajaya",
        "published": "2026-08-31T01:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "King, Queen lead National Day celebrations as more than 80,000 gather in Putrajaya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/king-queen-lead-national-day-celebrations-as-more-than-80-000-gather",
        "published": "2026-08-31T02:08:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}