RON 95 strictly for Malaysians

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RON 95 strictly for Malaysians


Sat, Jul 17, 2010
The Star/Asia News Network



KUANTAN, MALAYSIA: Vehicles with foreign registration plates can only buy RON97 fuel starting from Aug 1.

Enforcement officers will be placed at petrol stations, particularly in the border areas in Kedah, Perlis, Johor, Kelantan and Sabah and Sarawak, to ensure petrol kiosk operators do not sell subsidised RON95 fuel to foreign-registered vehicles.

Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said: "Foreigners can no longer fill up RON95 petrol which is priced at RM1.85 (S$0.79) per litre now. Its sale is strictly meant for Malaysian-registered vehicles only.

"They can only buy RON97 petrol as the fuel will no longer be subsidised but subjected to a managed float."

He said that despite increasing the price of RON95 and RON97 by five sen per litre, the Government still had to subsidise 45 per cent of the total price of both types of fuel and also liquefied petroleum gas.

Ismail Sabri also said that the sugar price increase of 25 sen per kilo should not be an excuse for traders and retailers to increase prices, especially food and drinks.

"We can deploy officers to monitor prices of food and drinks, but restaurant and food stall owners must be responsible and honest enough not to increase prices.

"Furthermore, their business would not be affected much," he told reporters after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak launched the National Cooperative Day at MPK 2 Field here yesterday.Considering a Career in IT? Give yourself the skills that Organisation needs.

"For example, with the new price of sugar, the cost of making a glass of teh tarik will go up by 1.2 sen. So, there is no reason why the teh tarik price will go up by between 10 and 20 sen," he said.

- The Star/Asia News Network

 

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If Singapore has borders, and a long one at that, and foreigners can come to buy RON95 here, they may even get a citizenship bundled in with the fuel FOC if they are not careful.

 

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"For example, with the new price of sugar, the cost of making a glass of teh tarik will go up by 1.2 sen. So, there is no reason why the teh tarik price will go up by between 10 and 20 sen," he said.

This is very well said. Even in Malaysia there exists a corresponding sense of reason regarding the cost of living from its No.1 but not so in its First World neighbour. If the price of cement were to increase globally even by a little, then good luck to them over there.

Respect goes to Tun Najib for this statement.