Kit Siang Supports Call For Petronas Accounts Be Made Public - Bernama

ALOR STAR, June 15 (Bernama) -- DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang has come out in support of the call by Rembau Member of Parliament Khairy Jamaluddin for Petronas' detailed statement of accounts be tabled in parliament.

He said it would be an appropriate move to explain to the people so that they would understand the real situation of the national petroleum company, besides its responbility to the people.

"The world oil price increase to US$136 a barrel recently is meaningless to the people who are burdened by the increase when Malaysia is also an oil exporter," he told reporters after calling on Kedah Menteri Besar, Azizan Abdul Razak, at Wisma Darul Aman here.

Khairy had recently said that Petronas should make its accounts public so that the people would not endlessly question its contribution (to the economy), its oil output and production cost.

Lim, who is also Ipoh Timur MP, said the increase by 41 percent of petrol price in the country and 63 percent for diesel since June 5 was too high for an oil-exporting country like Malaysia.

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