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                                <title><![CDATA[ Agong's addendum invalid, rules court in blow to Najib's bid for house arrest ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 02:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The decision means the former prime minister will remain at Kajang Prison. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Anwar must apologise for half-truths and lack of transparency in royal addendum saga ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Banning members from attending Najib rally shows Umno is 'slave' to DAP, says Mahathir ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pahang palace confirms royal decree to let Najib go home, plunging Anwar into greater dilemma ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 04:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The letter was issued a day after Istana Negara declared that all applications for pardon would be decided only by the Agong on the advice of the Pardons Board. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Patience running out in Umno as Anwar faces renewed pressure on Najib's fate in prison ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 03:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Thai king commutes former PM Thaksin's prison sentence to one year ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2023 00:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Thaksin 'was a prime minister, has done good for the country and people and is loyal to the monarchy', the royal gazette says. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Former Thai PM Thaksin preparing request for royal pardon, says lawyer ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ It will be submitted at his discretion, his lawyer says. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Asking for royal pardon doesn't mean innocence, says Anwar ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 00:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The prime minister says he believes the court which convicted former leader Najib Razak was independent. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Why should Najib be pardoned when others serve full sentence, asks PKR man ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 09:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ PKR's Bukit Bendera Youth chief Amir Syamimi Hashim says there should be no political intervention or special treatment. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Najib's pardon bid not discussed, board says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2023 00:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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