{
  "id": 7233496,
  "title": "Students volunteering for Rela to get fixed allowance, says Home Minister Saifuddin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/students-volunteering-for-rela-to-get-fixed-allowance-says-home",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T03:27:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/14/students-volunteering-for-rela-to-get-fixed-allowance-says-home-minister-saifuddin/235129"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution announced on September 14 that university or college students volunteering with the Rela Corp will begin receiving fixed allowances, without the need for additional funding. The allowances will be sourced from existing allocations for the Home Ministry, according to Saifuddin, who made the announcement at the ministry's monthly assembly. The announcement is part of a broader initiative to provide per diem payments to uniformed volunteers, and the minister has discussed the proposal with the Finance Ministry, which is set to present the 2027 Federal Budget in three weeks.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Students volunteering for Rela to get fixed allowance, says Home Minister Saifuddin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/students-volunteering-for-rela-to-get-fixed-allowance-says-home-7239275",
        "published": "2026-09-14T03:27:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Rela's RM8 hourly allowance needs review, says Saifuddin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/relas-rm8-hourly-allowance-needs-review-says-saifuddin",
        "published": "2026-09-14T04:29:44.000Z"
      }
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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."
}