{
  "id": 15704321,
  "title": "Business : IKPM Helps Govt Identify Least Developed Areas, Design Targeted Interventions -- Mohd Shahar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/business-ikpm-helps-govt-identify-least-developed-areas-design",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T03:30:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2622894"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- The government has used the Malaysian Composite Development Index (IKPM) to identify least developed areas and design targeted interventions to address socioeconomic imbalances and narrow the development gap between regions, states, and districts.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}