{
  "id": 14416543,
  "title": "Bantuan kepada pemandu bas sekolah, teksi bergantung hasil tambahan, kata Loke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/bantuan-kepada-pemandu-bas-sekolah-teksi-bergantung-hasil-tambahan-14416543",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T09:07:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/14/bantuan-kepada-pemandu-bas-sekolah-teksi-bergantung-hasil-tambahan-kata-loke"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Menteri Pengangkutan Loke Siew Fook has announced that financial assistance of RM1,000 will be provided to school bus drivers, taxi drivers, and taxi operators who earn additional income. This one-time payment comes from the upcoming 2027 budget and is not guaranteed to be renewed annually. The financial aid was not previously given on an annual basis. The announcement was made during a ceremony by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, following the unveiling of the 2027 budget. The Prime Minister revealed the RM1,000 one-time payment for 38,000 taxi and taxi drivers, as well as 15,000 school bus drivers throughout the country. The funds are supported by RM91 million from the sales of special registration number plates series H.",
  "summary": "Menteri pengangkutan berkata bantuan itu bukan pemberian tahunan, sebaliknya diluluskan susulan hasil tambahan daripada penjualan nombor pendaftaran kenderaan istimewa.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bantuan kepada pemandu bas sekolah, teksi bergantung hasil tambahan, kata Loke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/bantuan-kepada-pemandu-bas-sekolah-teksi-bergantung-hasil-tambahan",
        "published": "2026-10-14T09:07:29.000Z"
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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."
}