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The Star

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called for an end to allegations of diesel being supplied to the Philippines, stating that the claim is untrue.
Anwar said the recent shipment of diesel was not from national oil company Petronas but from a foreign commodity company, Vitol.
“They [Vitol] have an agreement to transport oil and sell it to the Philippines. It is not us [Petronas] supplying it to the Philippines,” he said.
“But we are not stopping it. We are giving passage. The oil belongs to parties under foreign agreements,” he said.
“I hope this controversy will stop, and that focus is given to developing the country amid the current challenging economic conditions.”
Anwar was speaking at a gathering with Terengganu Islamic students at SM Imtiaz Yayasan Terengganu, Bernama reported.
Petronas had earlier denied reports linking it to diesel shipments from Malaysia to the Philippines.
The national oil company, in a statement, said it had never entered into any agreement on the matter with any party in the Philippines.
The communications ministry had on Sunday explained that Malaysia was not directly involved in the transaction and that it was a deal solely between the Philippine government and an international private company.
It said Malaysia’s role was only to serve as a transit and logistics point for the shipment, of which the diesel was sourced from the global market and not supplied by Petronas.


The Philippine News Agency previously reported that about 329,000 barrels of diesel, or 52 million litres (13.7 million gallons), were sent from Malaysia to the Philippines to boost its fuel supply amid global market uncertainties.
According to the report, the shipment was part of efforts by the Philippine government to strengthen domestic supply, following a delivery of 142,000 barrels, or 22.5 million litres, from Japan on March 26.
On another matter, the prime minister said the federal government has approved an allocation of 60 million ringgit for poverty eradication programmes in Terengganu this year.
He said the programme covers efforts to increase people’s income as well as improve housing.
“The implementation of this programme will be coordinated by the Implementation Coordination Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department,” he said.
At the event, Anwar also announced an allocation of 1.8 million ringgit for infrastructure and facility repair works at 18 Islamic schools in Terengganu.
This story was first published by The Star


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The prime minister denied Petronas involvement, saying Malaysia was a transit point for foreign deals


The prime minister denied Petronas involvement, saying Malaysia was a transit point for foreign deals.


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Malaysia’s Anwar douses row over diesel supplied to Philippines

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The prime minister denied Petronas involvement, saying Malaysia was a transit point for foreign deals