KOTA BARU: Two sisters, aged 33 and 23, were detained by the Kelantan office of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry after being found repeatedly purchasing petrol at a petrol station in Tumpat on Wednesday (Jan 14). Kelantan ministry deputy director Aswadi Jaafar said the women were arrested at about 1.57pm following intelligence received...
BOGOTA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro held a phone call on Wednesday afternoon where they discussed relations between the two countries, both men said, amid heightened tensions between Washington and Bogota. This is the first phone call between the two presidents since Trump said on Sunday that a...
PETALING JAYA: A 42-year-old local man has been arrested for allegedly using another individual’s MyKad to purchase subsidised petrol under the Budi95 initiative. In a Facebook post, the National Registration Department’s (NRD) Enforcement division said the arrest was made following a complaint by the rightful MyKad owner, who discovered that the Budi95 aid had been redeemed...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians should ensure that details on their MyKads and driving licenses match to enjoy RON95 petrol priced at RM1.99 per litre under the Budi95 programme, says the Finance Ministry. It said a cross-analysis with the Transport Ministry revealed that some driving licences did not follow the 12-digit format used on MyKad. Some still used old...
With the targeted Ron95 petrol subsidy on the horizon under the Budi95 programme, Transport Minister Anthony Loke has urged the approximately 920,000 motorists with expired driving licences to renew them to ensure they are eligible for the subsidy. The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will extend operating hours for renewal counters starting this Saturday (Sept 27), with...
PUTRAJAYA: More than 920,000 motorists with expired driving licences that are yet to reach the three-year limit are reminded to renew their licences to access subsidised RON95 petrol, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Loke said that those whose licenses have lapsed three years after the expiration date would have to retake their driving test. According to the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The retail price of diesel in Peninsular Malaysia will be increased by 3sen per litre from July 10 to 16. The Finance Ministry, in a statement Wednesday (July 9) said the retail price of diesel would go up to RM2.88 per litre in the peninsula. The price of diesel would, however, remain at RM2.15 per...
PETALING JAYA: Delay the implementation of the RON95 targeted petrol subsidies until two core issues affecting petrol dealers are resolved, says the Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia (PDAM). Its president Datuk Khairul Annuar Abdul Aziz said that it was crucial that the issues be addressed as the rollout of the RON95 rationalisation plan would impact petrol...
SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday (March 28) stressed that the proposed implementation of subsidy rationalisation for RON95 petrol will not affect the low-income group. As such, he said the public should not fall for dubious information spread by irresponsible parties because the petrol rationalisation was not implemented to affect the majority...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Economy Ministry plans to list the full criteria for RON95 petrol subsidy eligibility by the first quarter of 2025, says Rafizi Ramli. "This comprises determining eligibility and classifying the groups," the Economy Minister told the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Dec 10). He added said there is a mechanism in the works for those deemed...
