Ka-ching! The government cash register rings in RM4.4 billion by means of an adjustment in the price of fuel. But this money is hard won as public furor over the hike is not abating just yet.

Predictably, those breathing Putrajaya's rarified air reckon that further PR exercises are the best way to deflect proletarian disenchantment (a very thin atmosphere interferes with thought processes, you see). Their PR spin takes us into the sphere of Envo Diesel - 'our very own biofuel' that is 5% palm oil and 95% diesel.

Envo Diesel (B5) was launched Tuesday by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in the Petronas-bankrolled administrative capital. Twenty-five government-owned test vehicles will tank up on the B5. One day in future, we pray that Protons can run on coconut juice as well.