Price of petrol cannot be lowered to RM1.50 per litre due to the current price of crude oil – PM Anwar

Price of petrol cannot be lowered to RM1.50 per litre due to the current price of crude oil – PM Anwar

Remember the proposal to price petrol at RM1.50 per litre from 2018? Although it was not in the PH manifesto for the 14th GE that year, the ‘promise’ never materialised, and if you’re expecting it to happen now, it won’t. According to prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the price of petrol can’t be lowered to RM1.50 per litre due to the current price of crude oil.

He said that this factor had to be taken into account, and that the current price of petrol in Malaysia was still low compared to other countries, the New Straits Times reports. The PM added that it was not right that the proposal he put forward in 2018 was still being manipulated by certain quarters to serve their interests, without taking into account current developments.

He said that the price of petrol in Malaysia is still low at RM2.05 per litre, compared to Saudi Arabia, for example. “At that time (in 2018), the price of petrol in Saudi Arabia was 50 sen per litre, while in Malaysia it was RM2.21 per litre. Now that I have become the prime minister, what is the price of petrol? Petrol in Saudi Arabia is RM2.84 per litre, while in Malaysia it is RM2.05 per litre,” he told the Dewan Rakyat.

“We have to take this into account, the rise or fall of petrol prices where it means that our prices are still low. Therefore, it is not accurate for you (opposition members) to continue using comments made together when we were in Pakatan Rakyat before,” he stated.

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  • AI-generated Summary ✨

    Comments mostly focus on skepticism and frustration over the government's claim that petrol prices can't be lowered to RM1.50 due to current crude oil prices. Several criticize politicians for broken promises and lack of transparency, highlighting that Malaysia is a net oil exporter yet still faces high fuel costs. Many suggest that other oil-producing countries like Brunei can offer cheaper petrol while Malaysia struggles due to high domestic consumption and import needs. There is also sarcasm and accusations of dishonesty, with some commenters dismissing political promises and emphasizing that true economic understanding is lacking in discussions. Overall, sentiments of disillusionment, mistrust, and criticism toward government policies and statements dominate, reflecting public dissatisfaction with petrol pricing and political accountability.

  • what logik on Sep 20, 2023 at 12:47 pm

    due to current price of crude oil. ALASAN.
    Kita negara yang menghasilkan petrol sendiri. galian sendiri. sekarang nak kata sebab harga minyak dunia.
    Ikut saja cara bagaimana Brunei buat. Rakyat brunei gembira petrol harga rendah gila. Matawang tinggi. Harga elektrik pun rendah gila.

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    • Duit minyak pun banyak habis kat B40 macam korang. Tak habis2 bantuan. Ko ingat duit tu jatuh dari langit ke?

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      • Great Malaysia Once Again on Sep 21, 2023 at 9:19 am

        PN janji minyak RM1.20
        M40, B40 pasti undi PN

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        • PN cawangan Bandar Seri Begawan on Sep 21, 2023 at 12:25 pm

          Kami sokong!

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          • BN Way better than PN on Sep 21, 2023 at 4:05 pm

            Deswai 99% malays now sokong UMNO BN

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          • Dah Menang Semua on Sep 21, 2023 at 4:32 pm

            2013 PAS dulu pon janji
            2020 jd kerajaan 3 tahun..
            minyak sikit pon x turun..

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      • B40 tak nak buat hal lagi on Sep 21, 2023 at 11:02 am

        Jangan cakap macamtu. Terasa tau huhuhu

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    • hazri on Sep 20, 2023 at 2:20 pm

      are you bruneian? are you sure all bruneian happy? ok then. but to compare brunei with malaysia is like comparing mangosteen to watermelon. both are sweet but not same.

      Like or Dislike: Thumb up 20 Thumb down 18
      • Angry Voters on Sep 20, 2023 at 3:22 pm

        22years corruption Kronisme ruled by gang Madey, yiddin & Hadi led the country down `the drain.

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    • seancorr on Sep 20, 2023 at 3:37 pm

      It’s because of mentality like yours our country is in this state. Always expect to get the tongkat for support otherwise you all kaput and drown in your own misery and tears for not working hard enough.

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    • Anonymous on Sep 20, 2023 at 4:12 pm

      Kita tak boleh banding dengan Brunei. Sebab kita lagi besar, rakyat lagi ramai. Kita punya penggunaan dah lama atasi kita punya penghasilan. Kita hasilkan 400,000 tong sehari, tapi kita guna lebih dari 800,000. Brunei pulak hasilkan cuma 120,000 tong sehari, tapi pengunaan kurang dari 20,000.

      Buat masa sekarang, dari segi nilai kita adalah “net exporter” minyak mentah. Nilai eksport minyak mentah Malaysia lebih kurang $6 billion, dan kita import lebih kurang separuh dari tu. Kalau kita guna semua tu sendiri kita rugi berbillion pendapatan eksport. Dahla tak dapat pendapatan minyak, yang kita ada pun tak cukup. Kena import lagi minyak dari negara luar berbillion ringgit. Jadi macam mana nak bagi petrol murah kalau macam tu?

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    • MeToo on Sep 20, 2023 at 5:17 pm

      You just showed your lack of understanding when it comes to commodities, global economics, and just plain ol common sense

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    • Removing Fuel subsidies..Backlash,backlash,backlash on Sep 20, 2023 at 6:50 pm

      Saudi Arabia 2.80/litre cos their funds r all channelled to build huge mega projects in the desert like NEOM etc.
      The Saudi dude is like Elon Musk,very lunsi and eccentric and erratic at times.
      Saudi Arabia is not Malaysia.
      We manage our own economy.
      Today,those with 6-8 schooling kids r scratching their heads…every damn thing has gone up..especially rice,tambang bas sekolah,school expenses etc.
      So,be prepared for BACKLASH if u dare to remove fuel subsidies.U simply cant float it to RM3.50/litre and expect covidian rakyat give u a pat,PMX.Be realistic,especially evergungho Rafizi Co.

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  • Zzy888 on Sep 20, 2023 at 1:17 pm

    “Kita perintah tukar kerajaan, esok harga minya turun”. Dah jadi Kerajaan masa dulu pun tak turun harga, masih ikut harga kerajaan terdahulu. Janji di capati =dulu dan kini

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    • hazri on Sep 20, 2023 at 2:26 pm

      esok tu bila? esok tu masih 2013 lagi. masa tu PAS pun dengan pmx lagi. masa PAS jadi kerajaan tebuk atap hari tu, kenapa tak buat harga minyak rm 1.50? jadi kerajaan tak function, jadi pembangkang pun tak function. yang dia tahu melalak je.

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      • Semua akan naik on Sep 20, 2023 at 9:00 pm

        Rakyat kena berkorban untuk Kerajaan Madani, barulah senang. Kalau kita boleh melalui kehidupan zaman Jepun dengan mudah mengapa tidak boleh sekarang? Tidak ada perubahan sehingga lima tahun akan datang. Tunggu aja lah.

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    • Proton oh proton on Sep 20, 2023 at 2:38 pm

      Politics are the same… only raykat fools by them

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  • Janji dicapati on Sep 20, 2023 at 2:11 pm

    Refer my name

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  • Rafizi sembang kencang on Sep 20, 2023 at 2:14 pm

    Hanya org bodoh dan kurang cerdik je percaya dengan dia ni. Rasakan hahaha…

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    • jinggo on Sep 20, 2023 at 3:40 pm

      Org bodoh suke Yiddin masa pkp darurat sempat tibai rm300joter. acah2 pejuang bagai.
      Yang panas sekarang kroni & cai2 PNpas sebab tk masyukk. Haha355 ini semua mainan madey

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  • Nurul Izzah on Sep 20, 2023 at 2:15 pm

    Anwar menang, minyak turun

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  • Kevin Henry on Sep 20, 2023 at 2:25 pm

    Ramai rakyat Malaysia kurang cerdik. Only pandai harping on petrol prices. Mengigau ke?? I am not expecting RM 1.50 petrol but to pay RM 3 at least

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  • hazri on Sep 20, 2023 at 2:30 pm

    before you start janji dicapati or flashback to 2013, let be fair. if you not being fair, then we call it zalim. PN, why when you was a gov’t, do not set price to rm 1.50? this is 2023, which country give oil price rm 1.50? BUT, pmx, i know you cannot set oil to rm 1.50, but can you consider at least below rm2?

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  • The illusion of democracy on Sep 20, 2023 at 2:32 pm

    Boleh, but tak boleh :-/

    (…or do what I say, not what I do, etc…)

    Bullshit or The art of (((democracy)))

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    • Orang lelaki boleh kahwin 4 kan,
      Boleh, tapi x boleh

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    • kim dah kenyang di pyongyang on Sep 20, 2023 at 10:15 pm

      You should then invite Kim Jong-un over, so that he can show you his ‘art’..

      Like or Dislike: Thumb up 14 Thumb down 0
      • Facts only facts on Sep 21, 2023 at 1:31 pm

        What’s wrong with non-occupied Koreans?
        South Korea is (((USA))) colony. That’s why suicides and plastic surgery rule the K-pop (negrified) and degenerated South Korean territory.

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        • You should move to a no democracy nation on Sep 22, 2023 at 9:20 am

          For already six decades, Malaysians have been going to the polls in support of democracy. Since you’re already disillusioned with democracy & equating it with livestock droppings, you should just denounce your Malaysian citizenship & migrate to the least undemocratic nation on this planet to seek your dream of no democracy.

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        • What's wrong with you? on Sep 22, 2023 at 12:23 pm

          You can’t stand the supreme leader’s DPRK-pop art?

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        • MASAMI on Sep 27, 2023 at 2:19 pm

          I agree with @Facts only facts.I am not surprised to see most people disagree withh him. It is a no brainer that there are fewer intelligent people than stupid people. That is why we only got 1 Einstein, 1 Elon, etc but we have plenty of averagege joe workers or those selling foods. Smart people’s brain is build different. Kudos to you @Facts. you are the few enlightened one like me

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          • Your brain must be as light as hydrogen on Oct 05, 2023 at 10:08 pm

            Please don’t claim that you have been enlightened when you don’t even have all the facts, like when you posted a false comment that hydrogen is laughing gas at another PT article.

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  • Phuda sung loo ga on Sep 20, 2023 at 2:49 pm

    Mind blowing answer, as expected

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  • dodgeviper88 on Sep 20, 2023 at 3:23 pm

    To be fair this manifesto was for the 2013 elections, and they were not elected into the government. The abolishment of tolls on the other hand, I’m still waiting for it

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  • So can you pls tell us when the crude oil price drop until what cost, then only can be RM1.50? Because I will monitor for you. Once reach that price I will alert everyone.

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  • PHBN Korup on Sep 20, 2023 at 3:51 pm

    I believe I can fly

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  • hazri penjilat tegar PakatanHancing on Sep 20, 2023 at 4:00 pm

    Anwar needs better communications strategy – but that’s not enough! Because rakyat is more clever than him.

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    • hazri on Sep 20, 2023 at 9:53 pm

      you mean communication like eddy aweng ke? dont know what he said but all penjilat angguk2. kerengga koyak ke? kah3

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      • BN Way better than PN on Sep 21, 2023 at 4:08 pm

        correcto. There goes kerengga PN the way of taliban

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  • sembang on Sep 20, 2023 at 4:45 pm

    SEMBANG……..

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  • 198198 on Sep 20, 2023 at 4:46 pm

    When oil price up, tak cakap Petronas untung banyak….when price down, cakap Petronas rugi….I am not asking for reducing fuel price which I am still affordable, but i doubt your honesty n integrity now

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  • Ben Yap on Sep 20, 2023 at 5:03 pm

    price of petrol go down is useless coz the price of cars and motorcycles are increasing.

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  • MeToo on Sep 20, 2023 at 5:19 pm

    If you are still here expecting RM1.5 petrol, i think you really naive and lack a proper understanding of how economics work…

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    • But than PN who always lack of knowledge and can’t able to help to all Malaysians

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  • Anonymous on Sep 20, 2023 at 6:03 pm

    The problem is, he used to say that Petronas made more profit due to high price of crude oil, thus the government should lower the fuel price.

    It’s not about whether the rakyat understand economics, or commodities or whatever.

    It’s about this – you used to say things that are way way opposite from the things that you were saying now.

    Most rakyat are holding on to your words. Most still remember most of those words. But you didn’t? That’s a trait of a true liar.

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  • Paul bank on Sep 20, 2023 at 6:53 pm

    Jadi maknanya kempen sebelum PRU sekadar meraih undi je la..bila kempen cakap xde akai bila dah jadi kerajaan baru akai mari

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  • kaupahal on Sep 20, 2023 at 7:06 pm

    Gila la banyak gila si bodoh penyokong PN. Bangang ke apa kau orang ni.

    Ok rileks-rileks penyokong PN lagi 4 tahun kalau kau perintah kau suruh PM dari PN kau bagi apa kau nak.

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    • sudah kena tipu buat buat tukar topik on Sep 20, 2023 at 7:53 pm

      Hari2 ratib PN. Patut otak mereng sokong penyakau

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    • Zahid DNAA on Sep 20, 2023 at 7:56 pm

      Dulu fitnah zahid, sekarang sayang zahid.

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  • Masa jd pembangkang,sembang gajah terbang. Dah jd kerajaan,gajah pun ilang.

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  • Syaiful Nizam Hassan on Sep 21, 2023 at 7:23 am

    Try reduce 5 cents first to RM2 per litre RON95 petrol for 1 month probation! If success, extend to 1 year probation! Then u will be trusted by us! That’s all we want to! No need to follow global crude oil price!

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  • bersyukur? on Sep 21, 2023 at 10:01 am

    Just tell the Rakyat at what crude oil price i can see rm1.50 petrol price.. and we shall wait and see

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  • apamau on Sep 21, 2023 at 10:39 am

    Wow.. so many come out from the cave today.. 1st time listen to politician talking..

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  • Psychiatric Dept clerical staff on Sep 21, 2023 at 12:40 pm

    We are grateful that premium unleaded ron95 petrol shouldn’t be priced cheap! Just look at those many lonely driver and fearless rider wasting fuel and releasing air pollutants into atmosphere driving and riding without sense of direction particularly on the road sightseeing. How many hours spent on the road? Proud to rev up engine throttle?

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  • jinggo on Sep 21, 2023 at 11:29 pm

    bersamalah kita hapuskan dan musnahkan PEMBERI rasuah demi negara yang tercinta.

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  • William on Sep 24, 2023 at 3:08 pm

    Don’t promise if you can’t do it. If you don’t promise then no issue. It tarnishes your integrity and discredit all your other promises as words come too easy for you.
    Promise + back tracking = spin

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  • Sohai on Sep 24, 2023 at 5:58 pm

    People who voted you expected you to find ways to keep the price at rm1.50. Not give excuses.
    You were the one that said you know how to do it.
    You mean you predicted the world price of petrol to fall naturally to rm1.50 when you take over?

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  • “Menang hari ni esok minyak turun RM1.50. Tidak ada sebab minyak tidak boleh turun kerana Malaysia adalah negara pengeluar minyak” lagi tinggi harga minyak dunia lagi kita boleh turunkan harga minyak sebab margin keuntungan tinggi. Sulah menang kasi spin auta tipu 1Malaysia

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