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  "id": 11658589,
  "title": "Anwar hints at special allocation for youths in 2027 budget",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/anwar-hints-at-special-allocation-for-youths-in-2027-budget",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T09:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/03/anwar-hints-at-special-allocation-for-youths-in-2027-budget"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hinted that the Malaysian government will allocate a special sum for youths in the 2027 budget, to be announced on October 9. As the country's finance minister, Anwar acknowledged the concerns and demands of the younger generation, particularly regarding education expenses and supporting students from low-income families. One university student expressed frustration, stating, \"We want to study but we are hungry. We will focus on this, and I will announce it during the budget presentation.\" Anwar emphasized that the nation is not poor, and God's blessings have endowed it with wealth, vowing to address these issues during the budget presentation.",
  "summary": "The prime minister says poor students who cannot afford to keep up with rising costs are forced to go into debt.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : PM Anwar Hints At Special Allocation For Youth In Budget 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/general-pm-anwar-hints-at-special-allocation-for-youth-in-budget-2027",
        "published": "2026-10-03T08:26:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Anwar hints 2027 Budget will address financial hardship among university students",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/anwar-hints-2027-budget-will-address-financial-hardship-among",
        "published": "2026-10-03T08:41:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Anwar hints at special allocation for youths in 2027 budget",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/anwar-hints-at-special-allocation-for-youths-in-2027-budget-11658945",
        "published": "2026-10-03T09:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Anwar hints at Budget 2027 help for hungry university students, urges youth to lead now",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/anwar-hints-at-budget-2027-help-for-hungry-university-students-urges",
        "published": "2026-10-03T10:00:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}