{
  "id": 5046637,
  "title": "Malaysian under fire for competing at transgender beauty pageant in Thailand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/malaysian-under-fire-for-competing-at-transgender-beauty-pageant-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T07:43:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3366087/malaysian-under-fire-cross-dressing-beauty-pageant-thailand"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) will summon a Malaysian participant in the Miss Equality World 2026 pageant in Thailand for questioning, following the circulation of social media posts. In a statement on Tuesday, Jakim director general Dr Sirajuddin Suhaimee said Jakim would work with state Islamic religious authorities and relevant agencies to take action against the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}