{
  "id": 13919204,
  "title": "Abang Jo hits out at minority parties over negative portrayal of Sarawak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/abang-jo-hits-out-at-minority-parties-over-negative-portrayal-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T09:03:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/12/abang-jo-hits-out-at-minority-parties-over-negative-portrayal-of-sarawak"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sarawak's Chief Minister, Abang Johari Openg, has criticized certain minority parties for portraying the state negatively on social media platforms. The premier emphasized that the state government would not allow such attempts to derail Sarawak's progress. Abang Johari highlighted that the spread of misleading information and falsehoods could undermine the state's hard-earned momentum.\n\nDuring the tabling of the 2027 state budget, which totals RM14.845 billion, Abang Johari stressed the government's commitment to development, particularly in rural areas, to ensure the prosperity and wellbeing of the people. The budget allocation includes RM5.747 billion for operating expenditure and RM9.098 billion for the Development Fund Account.\n\nThe premier reiterated his confidence that the people and society would judge the government's performance based on its policies, actions, and results. He urged Sarawakians to move forward with confidence, courage, and unity as the state strives for 2030. Abang Johari envisioned a Sarawak that is prosperous, inclusive, sustainable, competitive, confident in its identity, secure in its future, and increasingly respected in Malaysia, ASEAN, and the world.",
  "summary": "The Sarawak premier says spreading misleading information and falsehoods will undermine the momentum the state has worked hard to build.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Sarawak tables RM14.84 billion budget for 2027, projects RM246 million surplus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/sarawak-tables-rm14-84-billion-budget-for-2027-projects-rm246-million",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:56:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Abang Johari unveils record RM14.84b Sarawak Budget with RM10.09b for development",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/abang-johari-unveils-record-rm14-84b-sarawak-budget-with-rm10-09b-for",
        "published": "2026-10-12T06:10:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Abang Jo hits out at minority parties over negative portrayal of Sarawak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/abang-jo-hits-out-at-minority-parties-over-negative-portrayal-of-13921059",
        "published": "2026-10-12T09:03:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}