{
  "id": 13085595,
  "title": "53,000 pemandu teksi, bas sekolah terima bantuan RM1,000 minggu depan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/53-000-pemandu-teksi-bas-sekolah-terima-bantuan-rm1-000-minggu-depan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T09:39:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/09/53-000-pemandu-teksi-bas-sekolah-terima-bantuan-rm1-000-minggu-depan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Malaysia, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced a special financial assistance of RM1,000 each for 53,000 taxi drivers, hire car drivers, and school bus drivers nationwide, to be paid in a single installment next week. The assistance targets 38,000 taxi and hire car drivers as well as 15,000 school bus drivers, following the recent sale of Series H registration numbers. Speaking at the 2027 Budget presentation in the Dewan Rakyat, Anwar said that when management is mismanaged, the benefits can be utilized for the welfare of the people. He added that proceeds from the sale of previously registered numbers have also been used to assist students with RM500 airfare subsidies, as well as free motorcycle B2 license tests for the less privileged youth and free utility vests. Earlier reports indicated that the Series H registration number sale raised RM91.21 million.",
  "summary": "Bantuan sekali bayar itu dibiayai hasil jualan nombor pendaftaran khas siri H yang dilaporkan mencatat kutipan RM91.21 juta.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "53,000 pemandu teksi, bas sekolah terima bantuan RM1,000 minggu depan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/53-000-pemandu-teksi-bas-sekolah-terima-bantuan-rm1-000-minggu-depan-13090229",
        "published": "2026-10-09T09:39:56.000Z"
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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."
}