KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 -- Putrajaya's pivot towards using the MyKad for subsidised diesel and uniformed pricing could save the government up to RM2 billion a year, Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan told Parliament this morning.

The system change was part of reforms the Anwar government announced recently as it battles massive diesel smuggling in the country's east coast states, where the price is slightly cheaper than mainland Malaysia.

Subsidised diesel leakage persisted despite efforts to curb smuggling. The minister revealed the amount of diesel sold at petrol stations in Sabah and Sarawak in March and April 2026 reached 200 million litres per month, estimated to be twice as high as the expected level based on the numb...