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Diesel/Petrol

Singapore PR fined nearly $3k in Kulai over concealed number plate after viral RON95 petrol incident

A Singapore permanent resident was fined RM9,000 (S$2,850) in the magistrate’s court in Kulai, Johor, on Jan 14 after he was filmed pumping subsidised RON95 petrol into a car with a partially covered registration plate.
A Singapore permanent resident was fined RM9,000 (S$2,850) in the magistrate’s court in Kulai, Johor, on Jan 14 after he was filmed pumping subsidised RON95 petrol into a car with a partially covered registration plate.

Singapore PR who allegedly used RON95 petrol to be charged in Johor over altered car number plate

Police confirmed the man allegedly covered the registration number of his Singapore-registered vehicle to pump RON95 petrol at a petrol station in Kulai.
Police confirmed the man allegedly covered the registration number of his Singapore-registered vehicle to pump RON95 petrol at a petrol station in Kulai.

Calls grow to punish offenders in foreign cars abusing fuel subsidy in Malaysia

Two cases within a week have led to calls for the government to go after the vehicle owners as well, rather than just the petrol station operators.
Two cases within a week have led to calls for the government to go after the vehicle owners as well, rather than just the petrol station operators.

S’pore resident, wife who went viral for allegedly using RON95 petrol in Johor surrender to police

Police confirmed the man allegedly covered the registration number of his Singapore-registered vehicle to pump RON95 petrol at a petrol station in Kulai.
Police confirmed the man allegedly covered the registration number of his Singapore-registered vehicle to pump RON95 petrol at a petrol station in Kulai.

Man who allegedly filled S’pore-registered car with RON95 at Johor petrol station identified

Police confirmed the man allegedly covered the registration number of his Singapore-registered vehicle to pump RON95 petrol at a petrol station in Kulai.
Police confirmed the man allegedly covered the registration number of his Singapore-registered vehicle to pump RON95 petrol at a petrol station in Kulai.

Bolivia president removes fuel subsidies

A person refuels a car after Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz announced his government would remove long-standing fuel subsidies in a bid to shore up public accounts, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Morales
A person refuels a car after Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz announced his government would remove long-standing fuel subsidies in a bid to shore up public accounts, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Claudia Morales

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant running on single power line, Russia says

FILE PHOTO: A view shows Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A view shows Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo

Chandra Asri gets $975 million to buy ExxonMobil’s Esso petrol stations in Singapore

The Indonesian conglomerate is buying nearly 60 Esso petrol stations along with associated supply agreements.
The Indonesian conglomerate is buying nearly 60 Esso petrol stations along with associated supply agreements.

Iran confirms seizure of oil tanker in Gulf

Bulgaria has one month of gasoline supplies as US sanctions loom, state reserve agency says

A woman walks near a Lukoil gas station in Sofia, Bulgaria, October 23, 2025.  REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
A woman walks near a Lukoil gas station in Sofia, Bulgaria, October 23, 2025.  REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

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