{
  "id": 8647502,
  "title": "Former Bongawan assemblyman Karim Bujang dies at 73",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/former-bongawan-assemblyman-karim-bujang-dies-at-73",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T08:04:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1536928/former-bongawan-assemblyman-karim-bujang-dies-73"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Bongawan assemblyman Datuk Karim Bujang has passed away at the age of 73. He had served as the representative for five consecutive terms from 1990 to 2013 and held various ministerial positions in the Sabah Cabinet, including finance, tourism, culture, and environment. Following his retirement from active politics, Karim continued to participate in Sabah's electoral process, contesting the Kimanis parliamentary seat in the 14th General Election (GE14) and the Kimanis parliamentary by-election in 2020.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Former Bongawan assemblyman Karim Bujang dies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/former-bongawan-assemblyman-karim-bujang-dies",
        "published": "2026-09-20T09:26:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}