{
  "id": 7311484,
  "title": "#SHOWBIZ: RM100k raised in 4 days: Public rallies for Penang Busker Uncle Robert",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/showbiz-rm100k-raised-in-4-days-public-rallies-for-penang-busker",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T12:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2026/09/1532793/showbiz-rm100k-raised-4-days-public-rallies-penang-busker-uncle"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BUKIT MERTAJAM: Well-wishers successfully raised RM100,000 for cancer treatment of Robert Maidin's wife, a visually impaired busker in Penang. Robert, whose real name is Robert Maidin, has performed along Gurney Drive for over a decade. He recently appealed for help after his wife's breast cancer spread to her lungs. Bukit Mertajam MP and Minister Steven Sim organized a charity concert in just four days, raising over RM46,000. Sim personally contributed the remaining amount to reach the goal. Sim thanked the public for their compassion, praising Robert's dedication to his wife. He ended the post with a local phrase, wishing the couple well: \"Keep on busking.\"",
  "summary": "BUKIT MERTAJAM: Well-wishers have successfully raised RM100,000 to pay for the cancer treatment of local busker Uncle Robert's wife.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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        "published": "2026-09-14T06:24:04.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/free-entry-to-three-penang-heritage-sites-for-two-days-starting",
        "published": "2026-09-14T08:55:18.000Z"
      }
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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."
}