{
  "id": 16685735,
  "title": "Business : STR, SARA Should Remain Short Term To Help With Rising Living Costs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/business-str-sara-should-remain-short-term-to-help-with-rising-living",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:21:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2626077"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- The Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) and Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) assistance programmes must remain short-term measures rather than permanent features, as they are designed to help households cope with rising living costs and maintain their purchasing power, an economist said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}