{
  "id": 8587028,
  "title": "‘One of the best stage productions I have seen in the country’: PM lauds M.Nasir’s Mansur & Liu musical",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/one-of-the-best-stage-productions-i-have-seen-in-the-country-pm-lauds",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T01:32:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/showbiz/2026/09/20/one-of-the-best-stage-productions-i-have-seen-in-the-country-pm-lauds-mnasirs-mansur-liu-musical/235824"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim praised Datuk M.Nasir's Mansur & Liu musical, describing it as one of the best stage productions he has seen in the country. The musical, a collaboration between M.Nasir and his wife Datin Marlia Musa, tells the tale of Sultan Mansur Shah from the Malacca sultanate and Princess Liu from the Ming dynasty. Anwar attended the two-hour showcase at Istana Budaya and expressed his support for the local performing arts scene, emphasizing the need for continued government and private sector backing.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}