{
  "id": 8723815,
  "title": "Don’t exploit racial issues to gain support, Anwar reminds parties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/dont-exploit-racial-issues-to-gain-support-anwar-reminds-parties",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T15:36:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/20/don-t-exploit-racial-issues-to-gain-support-anwar-reminds-parties"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia's Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, delivered a speech at the Malaysia Chinese cultural festival in Melaka, cautioning political parties against using racial issues to gain support. Anwar emphasized that such tactics are often employed by parties when they find themselves in challenging political situations. He stated that when parties are desperate, they resort to playing the racial card. Anwar urged the nation to focus on its collective strength, as Malaysia approaches nearly 70 years of independence. He appealed for unity, stating that every voice counts for the survival of the nation. Anwar reiterated that the government will not tolerate corruption or abuse of power, pledging to eradicate it completely with zero tolerance.",
  "summary": "The prime minister says racial tactics are often used when political parties find themselves in desperate situations.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Don’t exploit racial issues to gain support, Anwar reminds parties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/dont-exploit-racial-issues-to-gain-support-anwar-reminds-parties-8724098",
        "published": "2026-09-20T15:36:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Anwar: Don't use racial issues to gain political support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/anwar-dont-use-racial-issues-to-gain-political-support",
        "published": "2026-09-20T15:40:33.000Z"
      }
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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."
}