{
  "id": 1467611,
  "title": "General : Ahmad Maslan: Contractors Need To Submit Evidence of Material Price Increases For VOP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/general-ahmad-maslan-contractors-need-to-submit-evidence-of-material",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T08:56:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2595570"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PASIR PUTEH, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- Contractors who claim a sudden increase in construction material prices need to submit evidence and actual cost information to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) to enable the government to assess the application of the Variation of Price (VOP) clause.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}