{
  "id": 18307098,
  "title": "Show us proof of cancelled rural projects, Rayer tells Zahid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/show-us-proof-of-cancelled-rural-projects-rayer-tells-zahid-18307098",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T11:55:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/05/show-us-proof-of-cancelled-rural-projects-rayer-tells-zahid"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi made a claim during a debate in the Dewan Rakyat that some rural development projects in Sabah and Sarawak had been cancelled. However, the Finance Minister II Amir Hamzah Azizan refuted this statement, stating that only the issuance of new letters of acceptance was postponed until outstanding payments were settled, and that no letters already issued had been cancelled. This has led to a dispute and angered MPs from Sabah and Sarawak, including RSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong). Rayer demanded that Zahid provide the letter stating the cancelled projects, questioning the validity of his claim and accusing him of attempting to sabotage the government.",
  "summary": "The Jelutong MP presses the deputy prime minister to produce the letter that states the projects have been cancelled.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}