{
  "id": 17529329,
  "title": "Not sidelined: Sabah, Sarawak rural road allocation nearly triples to RM11b for 2023–2027, says Tengku Zafrul",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/not-sidelined-sabah-sarawak-rural-road-allocation-nearly-triples-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T03:53:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/01/not-sidelined-sabah-sarawak-rural-road-allocation-nearly-triples-to-rm11b-for-20232027-says-tengku-zafrul/241528"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) chairman and senior political adviser to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz, has announced that Sabah and Sarawak's rural road allocations for 2023-2027 will nearly triple to RM11 billion compared to the previous five years. The rural road expenditure in the two states has increased to RM1.41 billion this year, the highest in a decade, reflecting the government's commitment to rural infrastructure development. Tengku Zafrul emphasized that Sabah and Sarawak have not been sidelined and have been prioritized in the allocation of rural road funds.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Sabah, S’wak have never been sidelined in rural road projects, says Tengku Zafrul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/sabah-swak-have-never-been-sidelined-in-rural-road-projects-says",
        "published": "2026-11-01T03:51:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Sabah, Sarawak get RM11b rural road funding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/sabah-sarawak-get-rm11b-rural-road-funding",
        "published": "2026-11-01T04:27:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}