Tourism groups plead for help over ‘sudden’ diesel price increase

Two groups representing tourism industry players have urged Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Tiong King Sing to intervene following the removal of subsidised diesel at the pump.

Tour buses are not eligible for targeted diesel subsidy schemes provided by the government, and the announcement did not give time for tour bus operators to adjust their prices, they said.

“The increase of RM1.20 per litre...