{
  "id": 762570,
  "title": "PAS’ latest sharia law push signals its Malaysian federal power ambition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/pas-latest-sharia-law-push-signals-its-malaysian-federal-power",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T11:10:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3363933/pas-latest-sharia-law-push-signals-its-malaysian-federal-power-ambition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysia’s foremost Islamist party has set an early pace ahead of national polls, calling on the country’s Malay-Muslim majority to endorse its renewed efforts to broaden the reach of sharia law. On Wednesday, the Kelantan state assembly – which is dominated by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) – unanimously passed amendments to the Kelantan Syariah Offences Enactment Bill, in a bid to…",
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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."
}