Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Petrol: the reactions and ripples

Petrol stations ban credit cards
News24, South Africa - 1 hour ago
Kuala Lumpur - Some Malaysian petrol stations have stopped accepting credit cards, claiming the 1% commission they pay banks is eating into their profit ...
No closing-up in protest, says dealers group Malaysia Star
Rumours spark off mad dash for petrol New Straits Times
Rumours spark petrol panic in Sabah Malaysia Star
Malaysia Star - Malaysia Star
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Malaysia to set up separate border petrol pumps for foreigners
AFP - Jun 22, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — Malaysia announced plans Sunday to set up separate pumps at its border petrol stations to sell fuel to foreigners at market rates so ...
Foreigners to pay market prices for gasoline at Malaysian border ... International Herald Tribune
Foreigners to pay market price for petrol in Malaysia Monsters and Critics.com
Dual-pump system for border petrol stations Malaysia Star
New Straits Times - AFP
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Government to raise sales commission for petrol station operators
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 3 hours ago
A statement will be released soon,” Nor Mohamed told reporters after launching “Kewangan Mikro Bandar” by Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia here. ...
Credit card refusal draws ire
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 10 hours ago
In the meeting, Mobil Stations Malaysia deputy president Roslan Jamaludin said petrol station operators could no longer shoulder the burden of the card ...
Malaysia to check cross-border fuel tourism
Energy Business Review - 8 hours ago
Malaysian petrol retails for MYR2.70, still cheaper compared to prices in neighbouring countries. Mr Razak, as quoted by PetrolWorld, said: "There are two ...