{
  "id": 11097522,
  "title": "MMA calls for Borneo incentive to be restored amid doctor no-show reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/mma-calls-for-borneo-incentive-to-be-restored-amid-doctor-no-show",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-01T03:05:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1545209/mma-calls-borneo-incentive-be-restored-amid-doctor-no-show-reports"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has called on the government to restore percentage-based Borneo Incentive (BIW) payments to attract and retain doctors in Sabah and Sarawak following reports that up to 76 per cent of medical officers failed to report for permanent postings.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Reported doctor no-shows in Sabah and Sarawak prompt MMA call for incentive overhaul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/reported-doctor-no-shows-in-sabah-and-sarawak-prompt-mma-call-for",
        "published": "2026-10-01T03:44:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}