{
  "id": 5511724,
  "title": "Decision to increase special lottery draws not raised in Cabinet, says Takiyuddin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/decision-to-increase-special-lottery-draws-not-raised-in-cabinet-says-5511724",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T06:21:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/04/decision-to-increase-special-lottery-draws-not-raised-in-cabinet-says-takiyuddin"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan has stated that the decision to increase the number of special lottery draws to 22 times a year was not discussed during the Cabinet meeting. The matter, according to Hassan, falls under the purview of the finance ministry. PAS representatives in the government expressed their protest only after becoming aware of the decision. The decision to increase the special draws, which have their roots in 1999, was reportedly part of the government's collective responsibility during the past administration. The current administration has since reduced the number of draws to eight times a year.",
  "summary": "PAS secretary-general and ex-law minister Takiyuddin Hassan says the party's representatives in government voiced their protest after they learnt about the decision.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Increase In Special Draws A Collective Responsibility Of Previous Government - Tengku Zafrul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/general-increase-in-special-draws-a-collective-responsibility-of",
        "published": "2026-09-03T09:54:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Then-cabinet, including PAS ministers, approved more lottery draws - Zafrul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/then-cabinet-including-pas-ministers-approved-more-lottery-draws",
        "published": "2026-09-03T10:27:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Special lottery draw increase in 2021 was Cabinet’s decision, says Tengku Zafrul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/special-lottery-draw-increase-in-2021-was-cabinets-decision-says",
        "published": "2026-09-03T10:29:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Tengku Zafrul says increase to 22 special draws was collective Cabinet decision, not his alone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/tengku-zafrul-says-increase-to-22-special-draws-was-collective",
        "published": "2026-09-03T11:35:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Increase in special draws a collective responsibility of previous government, says Tengku Zafrul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/increase-in-special-draws-a-collective-responsibility-of-previous",
        "published": "2026-09-03T12:38:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}