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  "id": 980752,
  "title": "STR to 5.3mil recipients as Phase 3 of cash aid starts today",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/str-to-5-3mil-recipients-as-phase-3-of-cash-aid-starts-today-980752",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/08/15/str-to-5-3mil-recipients-as-phase-3-of-cash-aid-starts-today"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The finance ministry says the recipients comprise 3.9 million low- and middle-income households, and 1.4 million single senior citizens.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "MOF: RM1.2b STR Phase Three payments begin for 5.3 million recipients",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/mof-rm1-2b-str-phase-three-payments-begin-for-5-3-million-recipients",
        "published": "2026-08-15T04:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "STR to 5.3mil recipients as Phase 3 of cash aid starts today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/str-to-5-3mil-recipients-as-phase-3-of-cash-aid-starts-today",
        "published": "2026-08-15T06:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Phase 3 STR cash aid payout begins today for 5.3 million recipients",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/phase-3-str-cash-aid-payout-begins-today-for-5-3-million-recipients",
        "published": "2026-08-15T06:53:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Finance Ministry to roll out RM1.2b in STR cash aid for 5.3 million recipients from today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/finance-ministry-to-roll-out-rm1-2b-in-str-cash-aid-for-5-3-million",
        "published": "2026-08-15T07:18:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}