{
  "id": 9954028,
  "title": "Anwar: UiTM Jalan Othman Campus renamed in honour of Arshad Ayub, architect of institution’s early growth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/anwar-uitm-jalan-othman-campus-renamed-in-honour-of-arshad-ayub-9954028",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T07:30:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/26/anwar-uitm-jalan-othman-campus-renamed-in-honour-of-arshad-ayub-architect-of-institutions-early-growth/236621"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced the renaming of Universiti Teknologi MARA's (UiTM) Jalan Othman Campus in Petaling Jaya to UiTM Tun Arshad Ayub Jalan Othman Campus. The renaming honors the late educationist Arshad Ayub, who played a crucial role in UiTM's development. Anwar praised Arshad's commitment to educational quality, good governance, and expanding opportunities for Bumiputera students. He also approved RM2.5 million to upgrade the campus. The government remains committed to Bumiputera development, ensuring that non-Bumiputera rights and interests are respected. Anwar urged UiTM alumni to assist in assessing and strengthening Bumiputera agencies, particularly UiTM, and proposed selecting between seven to ten alumni to evaluate major programmes, including potential areas like artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, and healthcare.",
  "summary": "SHAH ALAM, Sept 26 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today announced that Universiti Teknologi MARA’...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Anwar directs review of UiTM Holdings over losses claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/anwar-directs-review-of-uitm-holdings-over-losses-claims",
        "published": "2026-09-26T07:00:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Anwar: UiTM Jalan Othman Campus renamed in honour of Arshad Ayub, architect of institution’s early growth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/anwar-uitm-jalan-othman-campus-renamed-in-honour-of-arshad-ayub",
        "published": "2026-09-26T07:30:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Anwar arah semak kerugian UiTM Holdings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/anwar-arah-semak-kerugian-uitm-holdings",
        "published": "2026-09-26T08:28:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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