Normal People Can’t Understand The Hike - An ordinary Malaysian speaks up against the fuel hike, arguing that he/she cannot understand why the Government could not absorb the rising fuel prices given Petronas’ rising profits.
Government’s Efforts Misguided? - The article argues that it is not the fuel hike per se that has brought the ire of the people against the Government, but the lack of transparency associated with Petronas and its rising profits.
Bio-Ethanol: A Petrol Alternative? - Finally, we have a relatively positive response on the fuel hike issue, with an article on the benefits of bio-ethanol as a possible substitute for petrol in Malaysia. The planned 5% use of bio-ethanol is argued as being far too small.
Paying Four Times More For Oil?!? - An interesting and rather persuasive article on how Malaysians are actually paying four times more for our petrol compared to Americans. The article sports some layman use of the relative purchasing powers between US and Malaysia, but the analysis seems to me as rather flawed given the use of example figures on average salaries. I’m also not too sure about the accuracy of the per gallon petrol prices used in the article as well. Edit: Oops, now I see the flaw: Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) was not considered at all.
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