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  "id": 4641763,
  "title": "Malaysia needs more productive workplaces, not more workers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/malaysia-needs-more-productive-workplaces-not-more-workers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T12:00:00.000Z",
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysia’s labour shortages are real, but poor processes and management may be holding businesses back more than a lack of workers.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/malaysias-rice-self-sufficiency-ratio-needs-to-reach-80-per-cent-says",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:07:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Mat Sabu: Malaysia needs rice self-sufficiency rate of at least 80pc for secure supply",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/mat-sabu-malaysia-needs-rice-self-sufficiency-rate-of-at-least-80pc",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:12:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Malaysia needs more productive workplaces, not more workers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/malaysia-needs-more-productive-workplaces-not-more-workers-4642452",
        "published": "2026-08-31T12:00:00.000Z"
      }
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