{
  "id": 13063856,
  "title": "Budget 2027: Minimum wage to rise to RM2,000 from June 2027 – Anwar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/budget-2027-minimum-wage-to-rise-to-rm2-000-from-june-2027-anwar",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-09T08:03:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128130/budget-2027-minimum-wage-to-rise-to-rm2000-from-june-2027-anwar"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 9, 2026, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that the minimum wage in Malaysia will be raised from RM1,700 to RM2,000, beginning in June 2027. This move aims to address the disparity between productivity and workers' wages, as well as to counteract the impact of rising living costs on employees' incomes. According to Anwar, workers' wages have not kept pace with the increase in prices, and employee compensation accounts for only 33.9% of Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP). In an effort to provide SMEs with sufficient time to adapt to the new wage requirement, those with annual sales below RM50 million will be exempt from the new minimum wage regulation.",
  "summary": "MINIMUM wages will be increased from RM1,700 to RM2,000 effective June 2027, a move expected to benefit more than four million workers. Finance Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, when tabling Budget 2027 in the Dewan Rakyat today, said the increase a...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Anwar leaves MoF to table 2027 Budget in Parliament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/anwar-leaves-mof-to-table-2027-budget-in-parliament",
        "published": "2026-10-09T07:15:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Anwar tables fifth Madani Budget, setting Malaysia’s 2027 spending direction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/anwar-tables-fifth-madani-budget-setting-malaysias-2027-spending",
        "published": "2026-10-09T08:11:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}