{
  "id": 4126906,
  "title": "Anwar approves RM4.6m for upgrades at 27 Penang Islamic institutions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/anwar-approves-rm4-6m-for-upgrades-at-27-penang-islamic-institutions-4126906",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T06:14:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/29/anwar-approves-rm46m-for-upgrades-at-27-penang-islamic-institutions/233171"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has approved an additional RM4.6 million for infrastructure upgrades at 27 Islamic educational institutions across Penang, increasing the allocation from RM2.11 million last year. The funds will be used for various improvements such as walls, fences, madrasahs, schools, new kindergarten buildings, and tahfiz academies. Anwar emphasized the importance of strengthening religious education facilities in the country and urged the public to utilize the freedom in the nation to organize more religious programs to deepen their understanding of Islam. He also stressed that technological advancements, like artificial intelligence, should be guided by strong moral principles when applied in Quranic and Islamic studies.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Anwar: Malaysia among few countries openly promoting Islamic development",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/anwar-malaysia-among-few-countries-openly-promoting-islamic",
        "published": "2026-08-29T05:17:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Anwar approves RM4.6m for upgrades at 27 Penang Islamic institutions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/anwar-approves-rm4-6m-for-upgrades-at-27-penang-islamic-institutions",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:14:20.000Z"
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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."
}