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                                <title><![CDATA[ RM5,000 aid not enough, say Putra Heights residents left homeless by blaze ]]></title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[ They also ask if tenants will receive government assistance, or only home owners. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ No new guidelines on polls dos and don'ts, says MACC chief ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 09:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Azam Baki says the matter is already clearly stated and explained in the Election Offences Act 1954. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Bersih sees 'nothing wrong' with PM giving out cash ahead of state polls ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Bersih chairman Thomas Fann says it does not breach the conditions that the coalition has proposed to ensure parties do not abuse government resources to gain an advantage in the coming state elections. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Cash aid no fix for poverty, says economist ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Government handouts have been a norm ever since the administration of Najib Razak, who first introduced the cash aid programme known as BR1M. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Another name change for govt cash aid programme ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This is the fourth time the programme has been renamed since the Najib Razak era. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Phase 1 of cash aid to be stepped up, says Anwar ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 06:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Payments will begin in January instead of March 2023. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Civil servants get windfall with RM2,500 cash aid ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2022 11:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Funds have been allocated for cash assistance for a number of groups including civil servants and low-income families. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ At RM8 billion, BKM cash aid now dwarfs BR1M and BSH schemes ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2022/06/27/at-rm8-billion-bkm-cash-aid-now-dwarfs-br1m-and-bsh-schemes</link>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:48:28 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz says the Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia assistance is now the largest direct cash aid initiative in the country's history. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ What RM100 means to the hardcore poor ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 03:33:22 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ While RM100 may seem a pittance to some, it can feed a poor family for a week. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Govt announces extra RM100 cash aid for B40 households ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:52:04 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The RM100 for households and RM50 for singles under the Bantuan Keluarga Malaysia initiative is meant to help them tackle the cost of living and increase in price of goods, says PM. ]]></description>
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