News & Reviews:   petrol

On 15 April 2026, PETRONAS confirmed that fuel supply across its nationwide station network in Malaysia is secured through the end of June 2026. This update extends its earlier projection, which only covered supply until the end of May.

Now and then, we would read news about foreigners (particularly Singaporeans) buying our RON95 petrol. To enforce this, the Malaysian government is preparing new regulations that will extend enforcement against the purchase of subsidised RON95 petrol by foreign-registered vehicles, beginning on 1 April 2026.

Today, Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced that a tiered eligibility system under the BUDI MADANI RON95 (BUDI95) petrol subsidy programme will be activated in the middle of each month. Introducing a more tailored fuel support mechanism for e-hailing drivers based on their monthly travel distances, the scheme aims to create a fairer and more inclusive distribution of subsidised petrol while safeguarding the livelihoods of drivers who rely on fuel for their daily operations.

In another update, Shell Malaysia has rolled out a major upgrade to the Shell App with the full integration of BUDI95, allowing eligible Malaysians to access their fuel subsidy directly through their smartphones. The move marks a key step in Shell’s wider digital transformation to streamline fuelling and improve customer convenience.

Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) has officially expanded the BUDI95 fuel subsidy program to cover all 16 million citizens with a valid MyKad and driving license, marking a major milestone in digital public service delivery.

There have been quite a few friendly tensions between Malaysia and Singapore lately. As most of you know, Singapore has added six dates of concerts for Coldplay while Malaysia only has one. Then there's also Jocelyn Chia who crossed the line about MH370. And now, there's a drama going on between a Grab delivery partner and two Singaporean men.

Today, Setel Malaysia has rolled out a new One-Tap Fuelling feature. This feature allows motorists to activate the pump with one tap upon arrival at all PETRONAS stations nationwide, where they can proceed to refuel and earn Mesra points instantly.

MySejahtera is probably the most used app right now on our mobile devices, everywhere we go and before entering a premise, we just gotta scan. However, using your phone at a petrol station is risky and it has been announced that there's actually no need to use the app before filling the petrol.

Petronas recently introduced ROVR, which is a service that delivers petrol, as well as diesel fuel, to the customer’s vehicle starting from as low as RM5. Once ROVR crew reached the location of the vehicle, they will then help fill up your tank to the amount specified on the app.