{
  "id": 13071151,
  "title": "General : Budget 2027: Government Raises Minimum Wage To RM2,000 - PM Anwar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/general-budget-2027-government-raises-minimum-wage-to-rm2-000-pm-anwar",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T06:39:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2617639"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- The government has agreed to raise the minimum wage rate from RM1,700 to RM2,000, effective June 2027, a move that will benefit more than four million workers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}