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Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has clarified that MyKhas is a special fund administered by the Prime Minister to serve constituency residents and voters, not an entitlement for individual MPs. The allocation is formalised in Malaysia Plan and Budget documents.
Malaysia's government has achieved nearly RM5 billion in savings through expenditure control measures as of mid-July 2026, following a RM10 billion adjustment to operating budgets across ministries and agencies.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has reassured Malaysians that hosting Formula 1 races will not require enormous government expenditure, pointing to the existing RM16 million annual budget for maintaining Sepang International Circuit.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has committed to raising the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) assistance programme in the coming months, responding to persistent public concerns over the cost of living despite existing government support schemes.
Sabah's state assembly has greenlit a RM1.61 billion supplementary budget for 2026, with allocations spanning statutory contributions, operational costs, and development projects across six spending categories.
Malaysia's long-delayed Tamil primary school construction project in Penang will finally be completed by the fourth quarter of 2027, Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek announced, with the government approving RM12.67 million in funding.
Malaysia's Domestic Trade Ministry will examine parliamentary committee recommendations on cooking oil subsidies, accelerating the rollout of a digital tracking system to reduce fraud and support local refineries.
Malaysia's parliamentary watchdog has identified serious inefficiencies in the cooking oil subsidy programme, recommending a 60,000 metric tonne monthly quota reduction and a shift to digital targeting to plug leakage in a scheme that has cost RM10.879 billion since 2019.
Malaysia's SARA cashless assistance programme has achieved a 99% utilisation rate among nearly nine million monthly recipients, with spending totalling RM3.45 billion year-to-date, the Ministry of Finance has confirmed.
The federal government has paid RM1.2 billion in land compensation for the Sabah Pan Borneo Highway Phase 1 Project, according to Deputy Minister of Works Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan. The project's total cost has risen to RM24.889 billion.
Malaysia's Public Accounts Committee has ordered quarterly progress reports on the Littoral Combat Ship project, imposing stricter financial discipline and oversight mechanisms to prevent delays and cost overruns on the RM11.22 billion naval acquisition.
The Malaysian government has allocated RM12 million to empower the Indian community through early education subsidies and support for Hindu temples, reaching over 3,600 children and 627 places of worship nationwide.
Malaysia's Budget 2027 consultation process has commenced nationwide, Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan announced, with the government gathering input from multiple ministries. The budget will be presented to Parliament in October and remains aligned with the MADANI Economy framework.