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  "id": 14921634,
  "title": "Ministry to introduce starting basic salary guidelines - Ramanan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/ministry-to-introduce-starting-basic-salary-guidelines-ramanan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:20:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/economy/2026/10/1556883/ministry-introduce-starting-basic-salary-guidelines-ramanan"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA: The Human Resources Ministry is preparing special guidelines to ensure the orderly implementation of the Minimum Wage Order, including for semi-skilled workers and graduates, as announced in the 2027 Budget.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Human Resources Ministry To Introduce Starting Basic Salary Guidelines - Ramanan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/general-human-resources-ministry-to-introduce-starting-basic-salary",
        "published": "2026-10-16T07:42:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "RM2,500 starting salary guidelines for graduates, semi-skilled workers by June 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/rm2-500-starting-salary-guidelines-for-graduates-semi-skilled-workers",
        "published": "2026-10-16T09:18:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Human Resources Ministry to introduce Starting Basic Salary Guidelines in June 2027 rollout",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/human-resources-ministry-to-introduce-starting-basic-salary",
        "published": "2026-10-16T09:27:17.000Z"
      }
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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."
}