{
  "id": 5461416,
  "title": "Johari Abdul: Parliament must tackle Malaysia’s ageing, smaller families through effective legislation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/johari-abdul-parliament-must-tackle-malaysias-ageing-smaller-families-5461416",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T01:28:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
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    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/04/johari-abdul-parliament-must-tackle-malaysias-ageing-smaller-families-through-effective-legislation/233840"
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  "summary": "Parliament Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has called for Malaysia's parliament to address the country's ageing population and smaller families through effective legislation, policies and budgets. Speaking at the AFPPD Annual Conference 2026, Johari emphasized that demographic challenges are ultimately political questions that require political action, including the creation of laws, institutions and government spending to address the needs of the population. He highlighted the importance of AFPPD's work in shaping parliamentary cooperation into concrete actions that can make a difference in Malaysia's demographic landscape.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Malaysia must not breathe Indonesia’s governance failure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/malaysia-must-not-breathe-indonesias-governance-failure",
        "published": "2026-09-04T01:08:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Johari Abdul: Parliament must tackle Malaysia’s ageing, smaller families through effective legislation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/johari-abdul-parliament-must-tackle-malaysias-ageing-smaller-families",
        "published": "2026-09-04T01:28:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Parliament must turn demographic shifts into laws, budgets, action, says Johari",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/parliament-must-turn-demographic-shifts-into-laws-budgets-action-says",
        "published": "2026-09-04T02:05:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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