{
  "id": 13100403,
  "title": "Budget 2027 steps up Sabah, Sarawak funding by RM2.2b amid push for development parity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/budget-2027-steps-up-sabah-sarawak-funding-by-rm2-2b-amid-push-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T11:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128163/budget-2027-steps-up-sabah-sarawak-funding-by-rm2.2b-amid-push-for-development-parity"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "SABAH and Sarawak will receive an additional RM2.2 billion in federal allocations under Budget 2027, as the government seeks to address longstanding development disparities and strengthen its commitments under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). Depu...",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Sabah, with RM18.6b in allocations, hails 2027 budget as alleviating burden for all Malaysians",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/sabah-with-rm18-6b-in-allocations-hails-2027-budget-as-alleviating",
        "published": "2026-10-09T11:23:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}