{
  "id": 4544707,
  "title": "Ong Kian Ming quits DAP after 14 years, rules out GE16 run but vows to campaign for Khairy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ong-kian-ming-quits-dap-after-14-years-rules-out-ge16-run-but-vows-to-4544707",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T00:47:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/31/ong-kian-ming-quits-dap-after-14-years-rules-out-ge16-run-but-vows-to-campaign-for-khairy/233327"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 31, Ong Kian Ming, a former Bangi MP, announced his resignation from the Democratic Action Party (DAP) after 14 years of service. In a Facebook post addressed to DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke and copied to the national organising secretary Khoo Poay Tiong, Ong expressed his intention to not contest the next general election (GE16) or join another political party in the near future. He thanked former DAP leaders Tony Pua and Lim Guan Eng for their guidance and support during his tenure. Despite his departure from DAP, Ong reaffirmed his commitment to campaign for Khairy Jamaluddin in GE16 if given a seat to run.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 — Former Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming has resigned from DAP after 14 years, ruling out contesting t...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Ong Kian Ming quits DAP after 14 years, rules out GE16 run but vows to campaign for Khairy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ong-kian-ming-quits-dap-after-14-years-rules-out-ge16-run-but-vows-to",
        "published": "2026-08-31T00:47:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Ong Kian Ming resigns from DAP, commits to help KJ if he contests GE16",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ong-kian-ming-resigns-from-dap-commits-to-help-kj-if-he-contests-ge16",
        "published": "2026-08-31T00:50:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Ong Kian Ming quits DAP, to help KJ in GE16",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ong-kian-ming-quits-dap-to-help-kj-in-ge16",
        "published": "2026-08-31T01:19:11.000Z"
      }
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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."
}