{
  "id": 7053218,
  "title": "Ayda Jebat: Melaka award feels like honour from father",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/ayda-jebat-melaka-award-feels-like-honour-from-father",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T03:03:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2026/09/1531664/ayda-jebat-melaka-award-feels-honour-father"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singer and actress Ayda Jebat received the Bintang Cemerlang Melaka award from her home state, feeling the honor as if it came from her own father. The award, presented during the 77th birthday celebrations of Melaka Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Dr Mohd Ali Rustam, was especially meaningful to Ayda as it came from someone close to her heart since childhood. Ayda, now 34, recounted how she had sung for Tun Ali since primary school, which made the award feel particularly special. She had even sacrificed her school time to represent Melaka in various arts and singing programs, including representing the Education Ministry Concert, which required her to train at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris in Perak. Ayda expressed her desire to give back to her home state by holding sharing sessions at schools and performing concerts in Melaka, hoping to inspire younger generations and raise the state's profile. She also mentioned her plans to return to acting in an upcoming drama, with filming set to begin around October.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Singer and actress Ayda Jebat described receiving the Bintang Cemerlang Melaka award from her home state as an honour akin to one from her own father.",
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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."
}