{
  "id": 7702565,
  "title": "Rela allowance review needed amid rising workload, living costs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/rela-allowance-review-needed-amid-rising-workload-living-costs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T04:03:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1533896/rela-allowance-review-needed-amid-rising-workload-living-costs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The current RM8 per hour allowance rate for Malaysian Volunteer Corps (Rela) members should be reviewed as it is no longer appropriate for their workload and the rising cost of living.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}