{
  "id": 5034706,
  "title": "Tiada sekatan ke atas peruntukan jalan KKDW, kata MoF",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/tiada-sekatan-ke-atas-peruntukan-jalan-kkdw-kata-mof-5034706",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T05:19:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/02/tiada-sekatan-ke-atas-peruntukan-jalan-kkdw-kata-mof"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pertubuhan Kemajuan Desa dan Wilayah (KKDW) has not set any limits on its budget for rural road projects, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Johan Mahmood Merican, Deputy Chairman of the Perbendaharaan, confirmed that the entire budget for rural road projects has been allocated. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) informed that the budget allocation was fully utilized in recent years, exceeding the approved annual budget for such projects. In 2022, KKDW received a budget of RM1.1 billion and spent the same amount, while in 2023, the actual expenditure was RM1.8 billion against the approved budget of RM1.1 billion. In 2024, KKDW's actual expenditure was RM2 billion against the approved budget of RM1.3 billion. In 2025, KKDW's actual expenditure was RM2.3 billion against the approved budget of RM1.6 billion. For 2026, KKDW received a budget of RM2.1 billion and has already spent RM1.9 billion as of June. MoF is working together with KKDW to address this issue, including restructuring KKDW's budget based on priority. MoF has also announced an additional budget of RM300 million for 2026 to help resolve the backlog in payments to contractors. Meanwhile, MoF is also in the process of identifying funds from other ministries to support the excess budget allocation by KKDW. Finance Minister Zahid Hamidi announced the postponement of Operation Zero for the last four months of the year to address the delayed projects, payments, land issues, utilities, contracts, assets, and pending decisions. Zahid expressed his serious concern about the payment issue, particularly for completed works that meet the standards set in the development contracts, including rural road projects. As the Deputy Prime Minister, Zahid was reported to have emphasized this matter during his monthly KKDW meeting address.",
  "summary": "Kekangan dalam proses pembayaran kepada kontraktor berbangkit disebabkan peruntukan tahun semasa telahpun dibelanjakan hampir sepenuhnya, kata MoF.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Tiada sekatan ke atas peruntukan jalan KKDW, kata MoF",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/tiada-sekatan-ke-atas-peruntukan-jalan-kkdw-kata-mof",
        "published": "2026-09-02T05:19:54.000Z"
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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."
}