KOTA BHARU, April 18 -- Eighty-five per cent of Malaysians are unaffected by market diesel prices because they still enjoy the government's subsidised rates, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The Prime Minister said only 15 per cent of the people are affected by the fuel price increase due to the current global energy crisis.

"I did a study yesterday. The high diesel price does have an impact. On whom? Fifteen per cent of the people. Eighty-five per cent of the people are not using diesel at the market price; they use subsidised prices.

"But what is being highlighted is the 15 per cent that are affected. The 85 per cent are not mentioned at all," he said during the opening ceremony of the new terminal at Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (LTSIP...