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        "msgid": "kl-to-tighten-election-laws-1447893297",
        "date": "2001-05-19 00:00:00",
        "title": "KL to tighten election laws",
        "author": null,
        "source": "AFP",
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        "topic": null,
        "summary": "KL to tighten election laws KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia will tighten laws to ensure the electoral process is kept free of untoward incidents, a minister said in remarks published on Friday. Rais Yatim, a minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of legal affairs, said ugly incidents during two by- elections last year had \"taught us to be more prepared for future incidents\".",
        "content": "<p>KL to tighten election laws<\/p>\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia will tighten laws to ensure the<br>\nelectoral process is kept free of untoward incidents, a minister<br>\nsaid in remarks published on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Rais Yatim, a minister in the Prime Minister's Department in<br>\ncharge of legal affairs, said ugly incidents during two by-<br>\nelections last year had \"taught us to be more prepared for future<br>\nincidents\".<\/p>\n<p>On the polling day during one of the by-elections, opposition<br>\nofficials blocked busloads of government supporters from entering<br>\nthe town, claiming they were \"phantom\" voters brought in to vote<br>\nfraudulently.<\/p>\n<p>The opposition candidate won the seat but nine opposition<br>\nofficials were charged with rioting, punishable by up to two<br>\nyears in jail and a fine.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kl-to-tighten-election-laws-1447893297",
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