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                                <title><![CDATA[ Millions of Malaysians may pay 50% more for fuel as govt mulls slashing monthly quota for subsidised RON95 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Meanwhile, subsidies may not be able to cushion the impact of a massive spike in diesel prices since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Cost of 'balik kampung' soars as bus operators struggle with diesel price hikes ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2025 08:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Express bus companies put the blame on the government's withdrawal of bulk diesel subsidies and a slew of other operating costs. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Rice industry sinking, farmers warn ahead of Putrajaya gathering to protest floor price ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 02:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say the amount under discussion is disproportionate to their current operating costs following the removal of diesel subsidies last year. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Debate swirls on merits of RON92 comeback amid concern over impending petrol hike ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 05:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Although the cheaper petrol variant has not been available in Malaysia since 2009, it is still used in many parts of the world, including developed countries. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ We surprised everyone with diesel, we'll do the same with petrol, says Rafizi ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 04:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The economy minister says the government will proceed with its fuel plan despite concerns about inflation. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ When diesel prices go up ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 02:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Diesel users, from individuals to traders, grapple with the removal of blanket diesel subsidies. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Anwar's rhetoric against the rich and powerful cannot justify half-baked targeted subsidies ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 01:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ As usual, the burden is shifted to the poor, who can barely make ends meet. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Clips of ex-Umno man debunking Rafizi's claims go viral as anger grows over diesel price ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Isham Jalil says the excuses put forward by the government are not fact-driven and defy logic. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Rice farmers slam diesel price hike, 'unhelpful' subsidy programmes ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ A padi farmers' empowerment group questions the agriculture ministry's claim of having approved 30,000 applications for subsidy payouts. ]]></description>
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