{
  "id": 17378962,
  "title": "General : Media Innovation Fund Recipients Must Avoid Arbitrary Layoffs - Fahmi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/general-media-innovation-fund-recipients-must-avoid-arbitrary-layoffs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T08:00:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2628262"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "PETALING JAYA, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Media companies receiving the Media Innovation Fund 2.0, which allocates R30 million, must not lay off employees arbitrarily, even if they face financial constraints, says Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}