{
  "id": 5002712,
  "title": "MACC seeks to remand ex-minister over Tabung Haji Saudi Arabia hotel issue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/macc-seeks-to-remand-ex-minister-over-tabung-haji-saudi-arabia-hotel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T03:37:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/02/macc-seeks-to-remand-ex-minister-over-tabung-haji-saudi-arabia-hotel-issue/233619"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A former Malaysian minister appeared at the Magistrate's Court in Putrajaya on September 2 for remand proceedings related to the Tabung Haji (TH) Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) Report. The man, in his 60s, was arrested at the MACC headquarters on September 1 and brought to court wearing a MACC remand shirt. The investigation is reportedly connected to a hotel lease issue involving TH in Saudi Arabia, as well as the RCI report's findings on management weaknesses, problematic investments, and suspicious transactions in TH between 2014 and 2020.",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "MACC seeks to remand ex-minister over Tabung Haji Saudi Arabia hotel issue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/macc-seeks-to-remand-ex-minister-over-tabung-haji-saudi-arabia-hotel-5004041",
        "published": "2026-09-02T03:37:11.000Z"
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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."
}