KLANG: The rationalization of diesel subsidies will be done this year, says Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali. However, he added that the date has yet to be confirmed. “The Cabinet has agreed in principle to rationalise diesel subsidies this year. For now, the government is ironing out the details on how...
PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet has agreed to rationalise diesel subsidies, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar said this would begin with targeted diesel subsidies in the peninsula first, and later for Sabah and Sarawak. "Almost all families in Sabah and Sarawak use diesel for transportation every day. So, we will postpone this move there," he...
JOHOR BARU: A petrol station owner pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here to two charges of allowing a foreign-registered vehicle to fill up 500 litres of diesel last year. Soraya Md Tamyes, 38, claimed trial after the charges were read out in front of Judge Datuk Che Wan Zaidi Che Wan Ibrahim on Monday...
KUALA LUMPUR: Vehicles used to transport construction materials will continue to enjoy the diesel subsidy despite the upcoming targeted mechanism, says Deputy Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Fuziah Salleh. “Lorries that transport construction materials will not be affected (when the blanket subsidy is lifted) because they are still eligible for the diesel subsidy,” she...
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of RON97 petrol will be higher by 10 sen at RM3.47 per litre, while the prices of RON95 petrol and diesel remain unchanged for the week from Sept 21 to 27. The Finance Ministry in a statement on Wednesday (Sept 20) stated that the prices of RON95 petrol and diesel remained...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested 15 men for illegally selling PETRONAS diesel following raids in six states. Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the operation was conducted after an internal investigation by PETRONAS and intelligence gathering by police. The suspects were aged between 29 and 52, he added. "We also seized...
IPOH: A director of a bitumen manufacturing company at the Tungzen Industrial Park in Kampung Kepayang, Batu Gajah, has been charged with using controlled goods in their operations without permit. Datuk Loke Mei Chan, 54, pleaded not guilty after the charge under Regulation 21 of the Control of Supplies Regulations, together with Section 22 (4) of...
