{
  "id": 8153272,
  "title": "Hannah Yeoh leaves Istana Negara as Pardons Board meeting concludes [WATCH]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/hannah-yeoh-leaves-istana-negara-as-pardons-board-meeting-concludes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T02:06:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1535241/hannah-yeoh-leaves-istana-negara-pardons-board-meeting-concludes-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hannah Yeoh, a minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Federal Territories, departed from Istana Negara at 9.43am following a meeting of the Federal Territories Pardons Board. Her car was observed leaving the palace grounds shortly after the meeting concluded. However, Yeoh did not engage with reporters upon her departure.\n\nAttorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar also exited the palace grounds. Yeoh arrived at the Istana Negara building at 7.48am, ahead of the meeting, coinciding with Dusuki. Both individuals are members of the board, chaired by Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia.\n\nThe board's meeting follows reports that it will reconvene today with a singular agenda item: the reconsideration of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's pardon application. This application had been postponed from the 63rd Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting on September 11, with deliberations deferred to a later date.\n\nNajib commenced serving a 12-year jail term in August 2022, following his conviction for corruption related to a subsidiary of 1MDB. The Pardons Board reduced his sentence by half in 2024, and further decreased his fine from RM210 million to RM50 million. In December 2025, he was found guilty of abuse of power and money laundering involving over RM2 billion linked to 1MDB, and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment and a RM11.38 billion fine. He is presently appealing this conviction.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh was seen leaving Istana Negara at 9.43am today following the Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting.",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : KL To Create 49ha Of New Recreational Spaces, Boosts Protection For Green Areas - Hannah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/general-kl-to-create-49ha-of-new-recreational-spaces-boosts",
        "published": "2026-09-17T11:11:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "KL to add 49ha of green spaces as city moves to protect open areas, says Hannah Yeoh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/kl-to-add-49ha-of-green-spaces-as-city-moves-to-protect-open-areas",
        "published": "2026-09-17T12:15:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Hannah Yeoh's aide denies signature on purported Najib house arrest order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/hannah-yeohs-aide-denies-signature-on-purported-najib-house-arrest",
        "published": "2026-09-17T16:01:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Hannah Yeoh denies signing viral Najib house-arrest order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/hannah-yeoh-denies-signing-viral-najib-house-arrest-order",
        "published": "2026-09-18T00:34:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}