{
  "id": 627120,
  "title": "Kudat MP ‘seriously considering’ BN offer, says GE16 candidacy not his goal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/kudat-mp-seriously-considering-bn-offer-says-ge16-candidacy-not-his",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T02:35:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/12/kudat-mp-seriously-considering-bn-offer-says-ge16-candidacy-not-his-goal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Verdon Bahanda says the matter is still being discussed, and that a decision can only be made after Parliament is dissolved.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}