{
  "id": 14486404,
  "title": "Kerajaan belum sedia wujud perundangan khusus salur peruntukan saksama",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/kerajaan-belum-sedia-wujud-perundangan-khusus-salur-peruntukan-saksama",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T16:06:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/15/kerajaan-belum-sedia-wujud-perundangan-khusus-salur-peruntukan-saksama"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Malaysian government is not prepared to draft a specific law for allocating development funds in a balanced manner across all regions, according to Mustapha Sakmud, the Minister in charge of Sabah and Sarawak affairs. He emphasized that the government's approach currently focuses on ensuring that development and the welfare of the people remain the top priority, regardless of the region. The allocation of funds for projects, public amenities, and programs that benefit the public continues to flow through the government's powerful mechanisms based on regional needs and importance, as stated in a written response on Parliament's website. When asked by Khoo Poay Tiong (PH-Kota Melaka) about the extent to which the government is willing to codify a law for balanced development funding for all MPs, Mustapha responded to the question posed by DAP's Gobind Singh Deo in August, who urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to provide equal funding to all MPs and subsequently enact legislation to ensure the continued availability of such funding.",
  "summary": "Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Hal Ehwal Sabah dan Sarawak) Mustapha Sakmud kata cadangan itu perkara dasar yang perlu diteliti secara menyeluruh.",
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        "title": "Kerajaan belum sedia wujud perundangan khusus salur peruntukan saksama",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/kerajaan-belum-sedia-wujud-perundangan-khusus-salur-peruntukan-saksama-14488529",
        "published": "2026-10-14T16:06:29.000Z"
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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."
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