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  "id": 14929141,
  "title": "Proposed wage rise carefully calibrated to curb inflation risk, says Ramanan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/proposed-wage-rise-carefully-calibrated-to-curb-inflation-risk-says",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:50:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1556896/proposed-wage-rise-carefully-calibrated-curb-inflation-risk-says"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA: The government has carefully calibrated its proposed wage increase to avoid fuelling inflation and placing excessive financial pressure on businesses, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan.",
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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."
}