The Asian countries Burnham could copy to cut energy bills

Penurunan harga diesel bukti kerajaan cekap bantu rakyat

KOTA KINABALU: Penurunan harga diesel bersubsidi kepada RM2.10 seliter bermula Julai ini merupakan bukti pentadbiran kerajaan Persekutuan cekap dalam melaksanakan reformasi ekonomi yang memberi manfaat secara langsung kepada rakyat. Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Sabah dan Sarawak), Datuk Mustapha Sakmud berkata, langkah penyasaran subsidi menerusi penggunaan MyKad berjaya memastikan bantuan kerajaan disalurkan kepada golongan yang ... Read more The post Penurunan harga diesel bukti kerajaan cekap bantu rakyat appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

इन्धनको मूल्य घटेसँगै बजार मूल्य घटाउन सरकारको आग्रह

काठमाडौं। उद्योग, वाणिज्य तथा आपूर्ति मन्त्री गौरिकुमारी यादवको निर्देशनपछि वाणिज्य, आपूर्ति तथा उपभोक्ता संरक्षण विभागले इन्धनको मूल्य घटेको प्रभाव उपभोग्य वस्तु तथा सेवाको मूल्यमा पनि देखिनुपर्ने भन्दै व्यवसायीलाई मूल्य समायोजन गर्न आग्रह गरेको छ। विभागले शुक्रबार जारी गरेको विज्ञप्तिअनुसार मध्यपूर्वको तनावका कारण बढेको इन्धनको मूल्य सामान्य अवस्थामा फर्किएपछि नेपाल आयल निगम ले असार १६ गतेदेखि []

Vietnam essential to K-food's ASEAN expansion

Vietnam essential to K-food's ASEAN expansion

General : Reduction In Diesel Price To Bring Direct Benefits To The People - Mustapha

KOTA KINABALU, June 22 (Bernama) -- The reduction in the subsidised diesel price to RM2.10 per litre from July proves that the economic reforms and targeted subsidy measures implemented by the MADANI Government are beginning to deliver direct benefits to the people.

Why E20 petrol isn't cheaper than regular fuel despite higher ethanol content, government explains

The central government has once again addressed public concerns about ethanol-blended petrol. One of the prominent questions that is there in the mind of the people is that why petrol is not cheaper even after ethanol is added. Explaining the reason, The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said that E20 petrol isn't cheaper than pure petrol because ethanol procurement costs remain higher at current crude oil prices. Ethanol is made from sugarcane, maize, or grain. It is renewable, domestically produced and has cleaner burning than pure petrol. The government said that ethanol is deliberately purchased at high, fixed rates, up to 71.86 rupees per litre, to support Indian farmers.

Indonesia's ministry backs gas bill to boost manufacturing growth

Indonesia's Ministry of Industry said the ratification of the Draft Government Regulation on Natural Gas for ...

Fuel price crisis: Godongwana's firm stance against wealth tax and nationalisation

Fuel price crisis: Godongwana's firm stance against wealth tax and nationalisation

Malaysia’s nationwide diesel subsidy gets citizens all pumped up

Malaysian consumers and small business owners have welcomed the government’s decision to introduce subsidised diesel at 2.10 ringgit (50 US cents) per litre (0.3 gallons) nationwide from July 1, although some are seeking greater clarity on fuel allocations under the MyKad-based scheme. Malaysian Tamilan Tow Truck Association president Matheva­anan Mohanaraja said the effectiveness of the initiative would ultimately depend on how much subsidised diesel each identity card holder was entitled to...

Beyond the Upper-Middle-Income Milestone: Making growth work for every Filipino

THE WORLD Bank’s decision to reclassify the Philippines as an Upper-Middle-Income Country marks an important chapter in the country’s long economic journey. With Gross National Income (GNI) per capita rising

Singapore’s power, gas tariffs rise on higher fuel costs

Singapore’s power, gas tariffs rise on higher fuel costs

Asia FX Talking: Large export flows yet to help North Asian FX

ASIA/PACIFIC: Trade data continues to suggest that North Asian currencies should be enjoying the benefits of large export flows. That is not the case yet for Korea and Taiwan, while China's FX regime remains well controlled. Expect authorities to continue efforts to support local currencies – efforts which could prove successful if the dollar turns later this year

Govt rolls out three-tier plan to cushion food producers from global cost pressures

KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — The government will use tax exemptions, targeted aid and policy reforms to ease pressure o...

FG Credits Tinubu Reforms For Boosting Gas-Driven Industrialisation

Federal government says energy reforms under Tinubu are positioning gas as key driver of Nigeria’s industrialisation.

The $7bn Root: Orchestrating Nigeria’s cassava industrialisation, export revolution

Most reports have it that industrial ethanol is the silent, indispensable engine driving several of Nigeria’s most resilient manufacturing sectors The post The 7bn Root: Orchestrating Nigeria’s cassava industrialisation, export revolution appeared first on Vanguard News.

Nepal’s new government bets on tax revenue over clean energy push

Nepal has the world’s second-highest rate of electric vehicle adoption, but a newly proposed government tax hike on EV imports and electricity consumption could undermine this transition. The government argues the previous decade of EV tax breaks was fiscally unsustainable and primarily benefited wealthy buyers in a country where most people can’t afford a car []

Indonesia and China Expand Push to Reduce US Dollar Dependence, Tout Program’s Success

Local Currency Transactions (LCT) between Indonesia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) reached the equivalent of US13 billion during the first four months of 2026, a sharp increase from the US18 billion recorded for all of 2025, Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo said on June 25. Indonesia and China signed a memorandum of []

We’re not increasing taxes —Nigerian Govt

The Federal Government has clarified that it is not increasing taxes, noting that Nigeria only needs more taxpayers. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, made this remark on Thursday while receiving a delegation from the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, at his office in Abuja. Oyedele hailed [] We’re not increasing taxes —Nigerian Govt

‘The public isn’t against net zero. They’re waiting for it to pay them back’

In July, events in the Middle East will push the typical family’s energy bill to £1,862, a 13 The post ‘The public isn’t against net zero. They’re waiting for it to pay them back’ appeared first on LabourList.

(URGENT) S. Korea posts record-high current account surplus in May: BOK

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Tell Congress: Stop Making it Hotter

The U.S. Congress has always given dramatically larger subsidies to fossil fuels than to solar or wind. Yet, just now, in the middle of a heat wave, with renewables having just become the world's largest source of electricity, not to mention the most affordable, the Energy Secretary has announced an end to all subsidies for solar and wind and the removal of energy efficiency rules for home appliances, risking disastrous power outages.

Bowen admits Australians are paying too much for power

Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen concedes energy bills remain too high but blames global pressures and a decade of Coalition policy. “Energy Bills are too high, that’s the result of a couple of things,” Mr Bowen told Sky News Australia. “That’s the result of an international energy crisis, particularly around Ukraine, that we had to deal with; it’s the result of ten years of denial and delay. “We have a plan to make that better, and the coalition has a plan to make it worse.”