The Federal Government has agreed to revert the management of the five per cent oil royalty back to the state government. The payment of oil royalty to the state stopped in 2000 when the opposition took control of the Terengganu. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi made the much-awaited announcement after a closed-door meeting [...]

Selangor residents will get to enjoy the first 20 cubic metres of water free after all from June now that the state government has agreed to conditions set by water concessionaire Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas). State investment arm Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Bhd (KDEB) and Syabas have sealed the deal. This will require [...]

The new price of premium leaded petrol (ULG 97) is RM2.70 per litre beginning 5 June 2008. The price for ULG 92 petrol per litre went up by 74 sen to RM2.62. Diesel will go up by RM1 per litre to RM2.58. The 78 sen hike or 40 per cent increase for the ULG 97 [...]