Sarawak and Kelantan recorded the highest number of subsidised fuel leakages for diesel and petrol respectively, with Sarawak recording 623 cases for diesel and Kelantan recording 786 cases for petrol between 2023 and October this year, reported The Star.

Leakages of subsidised diesel fuel in Sarawak involved seizures worth RM22.39 million, while leakages of subsidised petrol in Kelantan were valued at RM351,782, according to the ministry of domestic trade and cost of living (KPDN).

“Based on statistics from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2026, a total of 5,893 cases were recorded nationwide, involving seizures worth RM82.85 million,” the ministry wrote in a parliamentary reply.

Of the total number of recorded cases nationwide, 2,763 subsidised diesel leakage ca