{
  "id": 720794,
  "title": "General : Opposition Walkout Undermines Check-and-balance Role, Analysts Say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/general-opposition-walkout-undermines-check-and-balance-role-analysts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T00:09:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2593785"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 (Bernama) -- The decision of some opposition lawmakers to walk out of the Dewan Rakyat and boycott yesterday’s ministerial briefing on the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Tabung Haji (TH) has undermined their role as a check and balance, particularly in safeguarding the interests of TH’s 10 million depositors, analysts said.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Opposition walkout undermines check-and-balance role, analysts say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/opposition-walkout-undermines-check-and-balance-role-analysts-say",
        "published": "2026-08-13T01:09:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}