{
  "id": 5924937,
  "title": "Former minister’s remand extended two days in Tabung Haji RCI hotel‑lease probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/former-ministers-remand-extended-two-days-in-tabung-haji-rci-hotel-5924937",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T06:23:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
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    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/06/former-ministers-remand-extended-two-days-in-tabung-haji-rci-hotellease-probe/234153"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The remand of a former minister in connection with a Tabung Haji (TH) hotel‑lease investigation in Saudi Arabia has been extended by two days, according to a report by Malay Mail on September 6. The extension was issued by Magistrate Muhammad Bukhori Md Ruslan Zakariah, running until Tuesday, following a request from the Malaysian Anti‑Corruption Commission (MACC) at the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court. The case, under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act 2009, involves the RCI report released on July 29, which highlighted weaknesses in TH’s management and operations from 2014 to 2020, as well as problematic investments that required forensic audit and suspicious transactions.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "[UPDATED] Tabung Haji RCI probe: Ex-minister remanded 2 more days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/updated-tabung-haji-rci-probe-ex-minister-remanded-2-more-days",
        "published": "2026-09-06T04:52:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ex-minister’s remand in MACC Tabung Haji probe extended",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/ex-ministers-remand-in-macc-tabung-haji-probe-extended",
        "published": "2026-09-06T05:47:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Former minister’s remand extended two days in Tabung Haji RCI hotel‑lease probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/former-ministers-remand-extended-two-days-in-tabung-haji-rci-hotel",
        "published": "2026-09-06T06:23:50.000Z"
      }
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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."
}