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  "id": 4413451,
  "title": "Anwar announces six immediate measures to ease cost‑of‑living pressures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/anwar-announces-six-immediate-measures-to-ease-cost-of-living",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T11:23:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/08/30/anwar-announces-six-immediate-measures-to-ease-costofliving-pressures/233310"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PUTRAJAYA, Aug 30 — Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced six immediate measures to ease cost-of-living pressures, aiming to address concerns related to daily life expenses. These measures, set to take effect on September 1, include restoring the Budi Madani RON95 programme, increasing school maintenance funding, and launching initiatives in AI, digital healthcare, e-Invoicing, and microfinancing. The government aims to provide temporary relief to schoolchildren, youths, housewives, and mothers, while also seeking long-term solutions to alleviate the cost of living.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA, Aug 30 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today announced six immediate measures for the people...",
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        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : ​​​​​​​PM Anwar Announces Six Immediate Measures To Address People’s Cost Of Living",
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        "published": "2026-08-30T08:33:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Malaysia’s Anwar unveils cost of living measures as opposition rises",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/malaysias-anwar-unveils-cost-of-living-measures-as-opposition-rises",
        "published": "2026-08-30T10:39:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Anwar announces six immediate measures to ease cost‑of‑living pressures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/anwar-announces-six-immediate-measures-to-ease-cost-of-living-4414528",
        "published": "2026-08-30T11:23:26.000Z"
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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."
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