Puad hits out at Rafizi over Pandan by-election claim; Group explains fuel supply issue

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi has hit out at Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli over his remarks on the possibility of a by-election in the Pandan constituency.Puad accused Rafizi of provoking the issue to gain sympathy and said it would only drag the country into wasting public funds.He said this in response to Rafizi's remarks in a podcast released last week, where he claimed that PKR could be pushing for a by-election in his constituency and might nominate former investment, trade and industry minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz as their candidate.Meanwhile, in a separate story, a trade association said that the widening difference between subsidised and market-rate fuel prices, on top of extra costs for digital purchases, is among the reasons why certain petrol stations in the country are running out of fuel.Bumiputera Petrol Station Dealers’ Association of Malaysia president Abdul Aziz Sapian told Malaysiakini that the supply disruption is not merely a temporary logistical issue, but reflects a structural mismatch within the existing system.___________________Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://membership.malaysiakini.com/membership/start?internal_source=kinitv