{
  "id": 15178299,
  "title": "General : Government Allocates RM3.1 Billion Under Budget 2027 For Islamic Development",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/general-government-allocates-rm3-1-billion-under-budget-2027-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T09:04:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2621804"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- The MADANI Government has increased the allocation for religious affairs to RM3.1 billion under Budget 2027 to strengthen Islamic development, including the empowerment of religious educational institutions and safeguarding the welfare of religious personnel nationwide.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Govt allocates RM3.1b under 2027 Budget for Islamic development",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/govt-allocates-rm3-1b-under-2027-budget-for-islamic-development",
        "published": "2026-10-17T10:52:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Budget 2027: Islamic affairs gets RM3.1b, as minister outlines support for ‘pondok’ schools, imams and halal SMEs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/budget-2027-islamic-affairs-gets-rm3-1b-as-minister-outlines-support",
        "published": "2026-10-17T11:23:08.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}