PM: Borneo states’ dependence may exempt them from cut

How do you do: Anwar shaking hands with a Bidayuh ‘ring lady’ at the Sarawak state Gawai dinner at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: The diesel subsidy rationalisation may not be possible in Sabah and Sarawak due to widespread use of the fuel in both states, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

He said the Federal Government initially exempted the Borneo states from the rationalisation exercise as many people depended on diesel for their boats and vehicles.