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  "title": "Education ministry working to recover payments advanced to contractors",
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  "summary": "Deputy minister Wong Kah Woh says action will be taken on issues raised in the Auditor-General’s Report 2/2026.",
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        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
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        "title": "Johor haze worsens as all monitoring stations record unhealthy API readings",
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