{
  "id": 565071,
  "title": "News@9: Today's top headlines - Aug 11, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/news-9-todays-top-headlines-aug-11-2026",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T13:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1509060/news9-todays-top-headlines-aug-11-2026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Tabung Haji financial crisis, rooted in years of poor governance, political interference, and risky investment decisions, was brought to light in the Dewan Rakyat today. Despite Bank Negara issuing five warnings regarding the institution's financial position since 2014, the concerns were largely ignored until it was too late. In another story from Johor, a multi-agency task force is being formed to investigate allegations that construction waste from Singapore was improperly dumped at various locations in Pontian. Tragically, a 16-month-old girl in Kota Tinggi died after allegedly being beaten and stomped on by her step-grandmother, who had been caring for her since birth.",
  "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."
}