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                                <title><![CDATA[ You fail to convince me to sign up with PADU, Wee tells Rafizi ]]></title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[ The MCA president is one of many ruling bloc MPs refusing to register in the government's newest database. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Stop using party logo on govt aid, says Anwar after DAP leader's mock cheque controversy ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The prime minister, however, appears to tie the practice to Perikatan Nasional. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Biggest budget ahead, say economists, but needed despite inflation concerns ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:00:06 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Economists expect Putrajaya's second pandemic budget to surpass the RM322 billion allocated last year even after the government dished out a series of rescue packages. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Bus operators plead for govt aid ahead of Budget 2022 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:00:37 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Pan Malaysia Bus Operators Association says its members suffered heavy losses throughout the MCO period and are still struggling to recover today. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Minister supports white flag campaign as opposition slams ‘failed govt’ ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 05:26:56 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Zuraida Kamaruddin urges those in need to call for help as PH Youth says the campaign is proof that the government has failed to attend to the people during the Covid lockdown. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Give govt aid to low-income groups during MCO 3.0, experts say ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 10:50:36 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say without intervention, vulnerable groups will be caught in a cycle of hardship. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Nothing to change, leave CBN as it is, say parents on plan for full govt aid ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:00:59 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The school's PIBG says parents are happy with the way the school is currently run. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Singapore household incomes dip to lowest in over a decade ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2021 11:08:35 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Lower-income groups were the hardest hit with declines of up to 6.1%, government figures show. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Covid-19 paving the way for a welfare state? ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2020 02:00:45 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Providing basic financial aid has increased the people's dependency on the government, but this is necessary to assist the vulnerable, experts say. ]]></description>
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