Category: Oil & Gas

RM1,000 aid to poor families By The New Straits TimesJune 9, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor residents who earn RM1,500 and below now qualify for welfare aid from the state. Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said that the move was part of the state government’s efforts to help ease citizens’ financial burden following the… Continue reading RM1,000 aid to poor families

PM: Understand fuel price hike, play your role By Azura Abas , New Straits TimesJune 8, 2008     KUALA LUMPUR: The people should get accurate information on the global fuel price phenomena so that they can understand what the country is facing.   Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the government had… Continue reading PM: Understand fuel price hike, play your role

Time to walk the talk and get public transportation moving By LEONG SHEN-LI, The StarJune 8, 2008     THE math is quite simple. With as little as RM7, you can travel almost anywhere on Klang Valley’s RapidKL’s buses and light rail transit for the whole day. With a monthly pass for RM135 – just… Continue reading Time to walk the talk and get public transportation moving

Land cargo charges up drasticallyBy Jacqueline RaphaelThe Borneo PostJune 6, 2008  No way for us to continue operations otherwise: Transport firms MIRI: Public transport and land cargo charges have gone up by at least 50 per cent statewide since Thursday following the recent hike in fuel prices. Speaking to The Borneo Post yesterday, the vice… Continue reading Land cargo charges up drastically

Fuel price hike: 200 more stations to sell natural gas By Kamarul Yunus, New Straits TimesJune 7, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas, through its subsidiary, Pet-ronas NGV Sdn Bhd, plans to open another 200 petrol stations, including several dedicated kiosks, to supply natural gas for vehicles (NGV) by year-end. At present, there is only one dedicated… Continue reading 200 more stations to sell natural gas

Tuanku Mizan cautions against rising food prices, urges lifestyle changeBy The StarSaturday June 7, 2008     KUALA LUMPUR: Be patient and prudent in facing the possible rise in food prices resulting from the recent fuel price hike. And if necessary, Malaysians should change their lifestyle to help reduce the impact of the price increases… Continue reading Tuanku Mizan cautions against rising food prices, urges lifestyle change

Opposition: People won’t be able to copeBy The StarFriday June 6, 2008 PETALING JAYA: The Government has been urged to reconsider its decision to increase the price of fuel as people spend 25% of their income on transportation. Opposition Leader Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said in a statement yesterday that the Government… Continue reading Opposition: People won’t be able to cope

FUEL PRICE HIKE: Transport firms fear impact of diesel price By The New Straits TimesJune 6, 2008  KUALA LUMPUR: There will be a national public transport crisis if the government does not allow bus fares to rise.   Konsortium Transnasional Bhd (KTB) chairman Datuk Nadzmi Salleh said the RM1 per litre increase in the price… Continue reading FUEL PRICE HIKE: Transport firms fear impact of diesel price

15 WAYS TO NEGATE THE RECENT FUEL PRICE INCREASE by TV Smith  June 5, 2008 Improve your vehicle’s fuel consumption – by as much as 40% – by changing the way you currently drive. There is a catch, though. You’ll no longer qualify as a Malaysian driver…Link to this artcle: http://www.tvsmith.net.my/duasen/130505_fuel.html1. Pump More Here & Pump… Continue reading 15 Ways to Negate the Recent Fuel Price Increase

Yong: Fuel price hike may result in serious political falloutBy The StarJune 6, 2008 KOTA KINABALU: The rise in fuel prices may result in a serious political fallout for the Barisan Nasional government, a Sabah component leader warned yesterday. Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Datuk Yong Teck Lee wondered whether the overall consequences of the… Continue reading Yong: Fuel price hike may result in serious political fallout