Malaysian PM says he has kept pledge to keep fuel prices below Saudi Arabia, Qatar

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he had fulfilled his earlier pledge to keep fuel prices in Malaysia lower than those in Saudi Arabia, according to the Malaysian online newspaper The Star on Tuesday. Anwar said fuel prices in Malaysia are lower than those in major oil-exporting countries such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, adding that comparisons should be made with those countries rather than with non-oil-producing nations, where fuel prices are much higher. His remarks came in response to a question from a member of parliament during the Prime Minister’s Question Time in Malaysian parliament, the Dewan Rakyat, on Tuesday. Anwar said: “When we previously called for petrol (prices) to be reduced to RM1.50, the price in […]