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Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim is pushing for parliamentary allocations to be formally included in the annual budget, removing discretionary power from the Prime Minister's office.
Indonesia's Constitutional Court has ruled that President Prabowo Subianto's free nutritious meal programme must be removed from the education budget, finding it violates constitutional education spending mandates.
The Sabah State Legislative Assembly has approved a RM1.61 billion supplementary supply allocation for 2026, with funds directed towards statutory contributions, operational costs, and development initiatives across multiple government priorities.
Malaysia's housing ministry is concentrating maintenance efforts on People's Housing Programme blocks exceeding a decade in age, targeting safety-critical systems as budget constraints limit available funds.