{
  "id": 9098788,
  "title": "General : Effectiveness Of Progressive Wage Policy To Be Evaluated End Of The Year - Akmal Nasrullah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/general-effectiveness-of-progressive-wage-policy-to-be-evaluated-end",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-22T04:37:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2610242"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA, Sept 22 (Bernama) -- The government will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the Progressive Wage Policy by the end of this year or early next year to evaluate its effectiveness in raising workers’ wages, said Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Effectiveness of progressive wage policy to be evaluated end of the year - Akmal Nasrullah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/effectiveness-of-progressive-wage-policy-to-be-evaluated-end-of-the",
        "published": "2026-09-22T05:56:42.000Z"
      }
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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."
}