{
  "id": 5031499,
  "title": "‘Not a coincidence’: Contractors’ RM25.3m to Bersatu came after Muhyiddin’s aid to get projects, was not ‘political donation’, court told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/not-a-coincidence-contractors-rm25-3m-to-bersatu-came-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T06:35:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/02/not-a-coincidence-contractors-rm253m-to-bersatu-came-after-muhyiddins-aid-to-get-projects-was-not-political-donation-court-told/233651"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The RM25.3 million donated by three Bumiputera contractors to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) in 2021 and 2022 was not a \"political donation\", according to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) investigating officer Mazery Mohd Zaini. The money was instead a \"reward\" given to the contractors after the PPBM president and former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin helped them secure government projects. According to Mazery, the RM25.3 million was deposited directly into the PPBM's bank accounts, and Muhyiddin was one of the authorised signatories for these accounts. The investigating officer stated that there were no donation receipts issued by PPBM for the RM25.3 million given by the contractors, and the contractors' owners and representatives had said they would not have donated to PPBM if they had not received the government projects.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — The RM25.3 million that three Bumiputera contractors and their representatives had given to...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Jana Wibawa recipients deposited RM25.3mil into Bersatu accounts, court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/jana-wibawa-recipients-deposited-rm25-3mil-into-bersatu-accounts",
        "published": "2026-09-02T05:07:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Funds channelled to Bersatu not political donations, court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/funds-channelled-to-bersatu-not-political-donations-court-told",
        "published": "2026-09-02T05:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "RM25.3m paid into Bersatu accounts after Jana Wibawa projects, court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/rm25-3m-paid-into-bersatu-accounts-after-jana-wibawa-projects-court",
        "published": "2026-09-02T06:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘Not a coincidence’: Contractors’ RM25.3m to Bersatu came after Muhyiddin’s aid to get projects, was not ‘political donation’, court told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/not-a-coincidence-contractors-rm25-3m-to-bersatu-came-after-5032289",
        "published": "2026-09-02T06:35:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}