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Malaysia's federal government has pledged RM4.06 billion to upgrade rural water supply systems across Sabah, addressing critical infrastructure gaps in some of the nation's most disadvantaged areas.
Melaka has been awarded RM9.801 million under the Ecological Fiscal Transfer for Biodiversity Conservation scheme for 2026, with the first tranche of RM1.206 million disbursed in February and the remainder in July.
The federal government allocates development funds based on economic potential and need rather than political affiliation, according to Tengku Zafrul, who chairs MIDA and serves as a senior advisor to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.