{
  "id": 15624834,
  "title": "Finance Ministry approves extra RM500mil for Zahid's ministry after rural allocations exceeded",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/finance-ministry-approves-extra-rm500mil-for-zahids-ministry-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T16:03:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1559305/finance-ministry-approves-extra-rm500mil-zahids-ministry-after-rural"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The Finance Ministry has approved an additional RM500 million for the Rural and Regional Development Ministry after it exceeded its allocations for rural projects this year.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "RM500mil in extra funds approved for Zahid’s ministry after overspending",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/rm500mil-in-extra-funds-approved-for-zahids-ministry-after",
        "published": "2026-10-19T13:28:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}