{
  "id": 550986,
  "title": "General : JKR Permit Mandatory For Contractors, Utility Companies Before Road Excavation - Perak Exco",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/general-jkr-permit-mandatory-for-contractors-utility-companies-before",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T07:35:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2593120"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "IPOH, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- All utility companies and contractors in Perak are required to obtain a permit from the Public Works Department (JKR) before carrying out any excavation work within road reserves, said state Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Public Transport Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}