{
  "id": 9252346,
  "title": "Malaysia’s Anwar faces political reckoning in Melaka as state calls for poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/malaysias-anwar-faces-political-reckoning-in-melaka-as-state-calls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T02:30:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3368450/malaysias-anwar-faces-political-reckoning-melaka-state-calls-poll"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Melaka on Wednesday officially called for a state election – the latest test for Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government, which is already facing an internal feud and growing public frustration over failed reforms. The state assembly was dissolved effective from Wednesday following an official notification sent to the country’s Election Commission the previous day by Ibrahim Durum,…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Melaka state election: How the numbers stack up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/melaka-state-election-how-the-numbers-stack-up",
        "published": "2026-09-22T23:01:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Melaka Assembly dissolves, state election must be held within 60 days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/melaka-assembly-dissolves-state-election-must-be-held-within-60-days",
        "published": "2026-09-23T00:20:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}