Nearly 600 vehicles near Thai border repeatedly filling up on petrol daily

BUKIT KAYU HITAM: The Kedah branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry detected 580 vehicles filling fuel several times in a day at several different petrol stations near the Malaysia-Thailand border here. Its director, Muhammad Nizam Jamaludin said his team detected these activities since Sept 25. "A total of 19,705 vehicles were recorded (filling...

Fuel prices Sept 19-25: RON97 petrol, diesel in peninsula down six sen

KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices of RON97 petrol and diesel in Peninsular Malaysia will drop by six sen to RM3.19 and RM2.95 per litre respectively, from Sept 19-25. The Finance Ministry, in a statement on Wednesday (Sept 18), said that the drop in prices for RON97 petrol and diesel in the peninsula is in line with...

Fuel prices Sept 12-18: RON97, diesel in peninsula drop 15 sen

KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol and diesel in Peninsular Malaysia will drop by 15 sen, to RM3.25 and RM3.01 per litre respectively, from tomorrow until Sept 18. The Finance Ministry, in a statement on Wednesday (Sept 11), said that the price drop for RON97 and diesel in the peninsula is in line with...

Prices of RON97, diesel in peninsula drop 2 sen from Thursday (Sept 5)

PETALING JAYA: The price of RON97 petrol and diesel in Peninsular Malaysia will drop by two sen from Thursday (Sept 5) until Sept 1. The Finance Ministry in a statement on Wednesday (Sept 4) said the price reduction for RON97 and diesel in the peninsula is in line with the reduction in the global crude oil...

Govt to revoke fleet card privileges for misuse, smuggling

IPOH: Fleet card holders may have their privileges revoked if they are found misusing them for diesel smuggling under the Subsidised Diesel Control System (SKDS). Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry enforcement deputy director general (Operations) Shamsul Nizam Khalil (pic) said diesel smuggling syndicates are now using fleet cards to exploit subsidies in Selangor and...

Massive fire destroys 10,000-litre diesel tanker in Lahad Datu

KOTA KINABALU: A 10,000-litre tanker carrying diesel was destroyed when it caught fire in Lahad Datu district on Monday (Aug 12). No one was hurt, said the Fire and Rescue Department. According to the department, they received a call at 4:07pm alerting them to an incident on a road near Taman Palm Height. “A team of 16 from...

Finance Ministry extends diesel subsidy refund deadline for logistics providers yet to get fleet cards

KUALA LUMPUR: The Finance Ministry has extended the refund mechanism for diesel subsidy to eligible logistics vehicle owners who have yet to receive the fleet card, it said in a statement on Friday (Aug 9). The facility is available only to those whose applications have been approved under the Subsidised Diesel Control System (SKDS) 2.0 on...

Repeated sale of diesel, petrol banned in Kedah

SUNGAI PETANI: All 375 petrol station operators in Kedah have been ordered not to allow repeated sales of diesel and RON95 petrol to both local and foreign registered vehicles on the same day, effective immediately. Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) enforcement director-general Datuk Azman Adam said the petrol station operators in the state...

Fuel prices July 4-10: Unchanged across the board

KUALA LUMPUR: The retail prices for RON97 and RON95 petrol, as well as diesel, will remain unchanged at RM3.47, RM2.05 and RM3.35 per litre respectively from July 4 to 10. The Finance Ministry in a statement on Wednesday (July 3) said the retail price of diesel in Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan will also remain unchanged at...

Domestic Trade Ministry ready to help tow truck operators in appeal for diesel subsidy, says Fuziah

PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry is ready to help tow truck operators appeal for diesel subsidies to reduce their operational costs following the implementation of the Budi Madani initiative. Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Fuziah Salleh (pic) said the matter would be brought to the diesel subsidy appeals committee for...