{
  "id": 19589351,
  "title": "Govt studies proposal to extend EPF i-Sayang scheme to non-citizen wives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/govt-studies-proposal-to-extend-epf-i-sayang-scheme-to-non-citizen",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T02:34:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/12/govt-studies-proposal-to-extend-epf-i-sayang-scheme-to-non-citizen-wives/242931"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The Malaysian government, via the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), is considering a proposal to broaden the reach of the i-Sayang scheme to include non-citizen wives of Malaysian husbands. This proposal will be thoroughly examined, with particular attention paid to preserving families' retirement savings and maintaining the scheme's viability. The government acknowledges the proposal, which aims to permit non-citizen wives to receive transferred contributions from their Malaysian citizen husbands. However, before proceeding, the government will carefully evaluate the scheme's implementation, taking into account its potential impact on retirement savings protection, objectives, legal considerations, governance, operations, and overall program sustainability. As of August 31, 2026, 233,371 Malaysian husbands have registered as voluntary contributors to the i-Sayang scheme, which has transferred a total of RM563.6 million to their wives' EPF accounts.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The government, through the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), will continue to study a propos...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Govt studies extending i-Sayang scheme to foreign wives",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/govt-studies-extending-i-sayang-scheme-to-foreign-wives",
        "published": "2026-11-12T02:56:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}