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Malaysia ban petrol sales to foreign cars from 5/30
Malaysia take the extreme measure to ban petrol selling to foreign cars within 50km of the border. This is shocking new as to me. The ruling will take effect this Friday and the ban does not taking into the consideration of driver’s nationality. The rule to control the petrol subsidy should not affect any Malaysian at all. I believe there are many more Malaysian like me driving Singapore Registered Car. This ruling means I’ll not able to get petrol supply with 50km after I leave Singapore.
For the simply reason of not benefit subsidy to the foreigners shall base on the nationality and not the vehicle registered country. This is rather inflexible and unfair treatment.
Please remember those Malaysian drive Singapore car like myself do come back to vote in the election. And we are the one who decide who rule this country. Now all the border states except Perlis and Johor are under People Alliance. I wonder what is the intention
Objective: To reduce burden on Gov’t due to across the board petrol subsidy.
Solution: No solution because unable to tinker with the word “subsidy”.
Target sighted: Ban foreigners from buying petrol or diesel – To also include Rich Malaysian w BIG cars, Expat. Mat Salleh, Legal as well as illegal Indonesian residing in M’sia.
FIRE!!!
Report: Malaysian working in S’pore but living in JB (driving S’pore registered car b’cos NOT allowed to drive M’sian registered car) were the main casualties. Rich Malaysian w BIG cars, Expat Mat Salleh, Legal as well as illegal Indonesian, driving M’sia registered cars, still enjoying their subsidies.
CONCLUSION: Miss target, (biasa lah) SIR!
Keith,
This is bad move from Malaysia government.
1st – It miss the target of foreigner who driving malaysia registered cars. Subsidy still goes to foreigners.
2nd – This measure does not stopped foreigner who drive foreigner registered cars go the petrol station out of 50km range. Again foreigner still benefit from subsidy.
3rd – This move hurt the Malaysian who own foreign registered car the most.
Apparently this ban is simple solution that government can think. Please think harder and smarter to stop the loop hole that benefit foreigners.