{
  "id": 12817206,
  "title": "Business : Minimum Wage Of RM1,900-RM2,000 Should Be Phased In, Tailored By Sector -- Economist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/business-minimum-wage-of-rm1-900-rm2-000-should-be-phased-in-tailored",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T05:55:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2617102"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s minimum wage could be raised to RM1,900-RM2,000 but should be introduced gradually and tailored to different sectors and states to ease pressure on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), an economist said.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}