{
  "id": 308597,
  "title": "Peruntukan RM4 bilion disalur untuk projek bekalan air luar bandar Sabah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/peruntukan-rm4-bilion-disalur-untuk-projek-bekalan-air-luar-bandar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/08/peruntukan-rm4-bilion-disalur-untuk-projek-bekalan-air-luar-bandar-sabah"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Zahid Hamidi, hosted a gathering with the residents of Matunggong prior to the inauguration of the Rungus Cultural Festival today. (Photo by Bernama)\n\nIn Kudat, the Federal Government has allocated a budget of RM4.06 billion to support the implementation of the Outstation Water Supply (BALB) projects across the country, according to Deputy Prime Minister Zahid Hamidi. As the Minister of Rural and Regional Development, Zahid emphasized that the allocation of funds for this government-funded project aims to ensure the provision of clean drinking water and electricity in both rural and remote areas of Sabah.\n\nZahid stressed that addressing the primary issue of clean water and electricity supply is his top priority as the Minister of Rural and Regional Development, particularly in rural and outstation areas. He had requested funds from the Cabinet to address this matter. The initiative is crucial as the equitable development is a right of every Malaysian citizen, regardless of whether they reside in Sabah, Sarawak, or on the mainland, he stated during the cultural festival inauguration in Matunggong.\n\nOther notable attendees included the Minister of Indigenous People and Environmental Conservation, Arthur Joseph Kurup, the President of the Rungus Malaysia Society, Wetrom Bahanda, who is also a Member of Parliament for Kota Marudu, and Kudat MP Verdon Bahanda.",
  "summary": "Zahid Hamidi yang juga menteri kemajuan desa dan wilayah berkata, beliau telah minta peruntukan daripada Kabinet.",
  "key_points": [
    "Malaysian government allocates RM4.06 billion for Outstation Water Supply projects.",
    "Funds aim to provide clean drinking water and electricity in Sabah's rural areas.",
    "Deputy PM Zahid Hamidi emphasizes equitable development as citizens' right."
  ],
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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."
}