PAS and their walaun army are back with the same brain-dead oil propaganda, proving once again that basic intelligence, math, and economics are foreign concepts to them.
These people operate at such a low level of understanding that it’s embarrassing for any modern country.
“Malaysia produces oil, so no need for price hikes! Minyak kita sendiri!”
This is peak low-IQ drivel. Oil pricing is dictated by the global crude oil market, not some magical domestic fairy dust. Brent crude, Dubai crude, whatever benchmark — that’s what sets the price at the pump.
Malaysia’s pump prices are set using the Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS) benchmark — a regional refined fuel price, not some magical “local oil” fairy tale. We don’t set prices in a vacuum. Global crude moves, MOPS moves, and our prices follow. Pretending otherwise isn’t just ignorant; it’s the kind of stupid that should disqualify anyone from commenting on national policy.
Production vs consumption — the subtraction they still fail at.
We are a net oil importer — we buy more crude than we sell. The shortfall is filled by imports. This isn’t rocket science; it’s primary-school subtraction. Yet PAS keeps repeating the production number like it’s a shield against reality. Do they not understand imports exist, or do they just hope their supporters don’t?
Malaysia produces roughly 500,000–530,000 barrels per day. Daily consumption? Around 750,000–850,000 barrels. Do the damn math: we are a net importer.
The gap is filled by buying from abroad. Yet PAS keeps vomiting “we produce oil” like it’s a gotcha. This level of arithmetic failure explains why their SG4 states (Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Perlis) remain economic backwaters — they can’t even grasp basic supply and demand.
“Minyak kita tak lalu Selat Hormuz!”
This is peak intellectual dishonesty. Yes, the crude we export (our high-quality light sweet Tapis crude) doesn’t need to go through Hormuz. But the crude we import — the cheaper heavy/sour stuff our refineries are built for — absolutely does.
Another masterpiece of half-truth idiocy. Yes, our premium exported crude doesn’t always route there.
But the imports we rely on — nearly 40% of our crude imports pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Almost half our total oil supply is exposed. Disrupt that chokepoint and prices spike hard. You can’t separate export from import like a child playing with blocks. Basic trade 101, yet it flies over their heads.
Block or disrupt that chokepoint and supply gets hammered. Price spikes follow. You can’t cherry-pick “our oil doesn’t go there” while ignoring the imports that keep the country running. Basic export-import distinction, folks. If your influencer can’t grasp this, maybe stop taking economic advice from religious affairs specialists
“Oil price up = Petronas richer = government gets money instantly to solve everything!”
This is the laziest fantasy yet. Petronas is a commercial entity. It makes profits (sometimes), pays dividends to the government once a year based on audited full-year results — not instant cash every time Brent jumps $10.
Petronas pays dividends once a year, after full audited results — not instant cash. For 2026, it’s projected at RM20 billion. Meanwhile, the government is already burning over RM6 billion per month on fuel subsidies .Petronas isn’t the government’s personal ATM, and profits don’t magically teleport into subsidy relief. Stop treating complex finance like it’s a village duit raya packet.
Pretending price hikes are a secret government windfall is the kind of economic voodoo that belongs in a WhatsApp group, not national policy debate.
And let’s not forget their “religious affairs only” expertise.
Their top man, Hadi Awang, can’t even differentiate between “taxi” and “tax” in public statements.
If he fumbles something that simple, no wonder he’s (and PAS is) dangerously ignorant on oil geopolitics, global pricing, imports vs exports, and fiscal reality. They excel at race and religion fear-mongering to harvest votes, but when it comes to running an economy? Total failure. No wonder the states under PAS leadership stay stuck in poverty and underdevelopment — they don’t invest in competence, only in narrative control.
This isn’t honest mistake. This is consistent, cynical stupidity — spreading easily debunked lies to manipulate voters who deserve better. While the country grapples with real global shocks and ballooning subsidy costs, PAS plays the populist clown: blame the government, ignore math, scream “minyak kita!”
Low-level thinking like this doesn’t just embarrass PAS. It drags Malaysia backward. If you still share their oil nonsense in 2026, after Petronas, the Finance Ministry, and every credible source has laid out the facts — then you’re not “defending the rakyat.” You’re just proudly advertising your own economic illiteracy.
Malaysia is a net oil importer in a global market using MOPS pricing, vulnerable to Hormuz disruptions, with subsidies costing far more than any single Petronas payout. Full stop.
Grow up, learn the basics, or stay irrelevant. The rakyat aren’t as gullible as you think.
