Singaporeans still buying RON 95 fuel

[Okuni]

Sunday November 14, 2010

Singaporeans still buying RON 95 fuel

JOHOR BARU: Many Singapore-registered cars are still buying RON 95 fuel at petrol stations here despite the ban imposed by the Government since Aug 1. Although the sale of subsidised RON 95 fuel is strictly meant for Malaysian-registered vehicles only, Singaporeans seem to be ignoring the ruling.

Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaacob had in July said that foreign-registered vehicles were only allowed to buy RON 97. He said enforcement officers would be placed at petrol stations, particularly in the border areas of Kedah, Perlis, Johor, Kelantan, Sabah and Sarawak, to ensure petrol kiosk operators did not sell the subsidised RON 95 to foreign-registered vehicles.

 

[Cao Pi]

Foreign cars barred from buying RON95 petrol


Published: Friday July 16, 2010 MYT 9:52:00 PM

Foreign cars barred from buying RON95 petrol

KUANTAN: Foreign-registered vehicles will no longer be allowed to buy RON95 petrol from August 1, said Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said these vehicles would only be allowed to buy RON97 petrol as the fuel would no longer be subsidised but subjected to a managed float.

“This exercise is in accordance with the government’s policy that the subsidy is meant for Malaysians and not foreign-registered vehicles,” he told reporters after attending the launch of the National Cooperative Day by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak here Friday. The government on Thursday announced a reduction in the subsidies for fuel, specifically petrol, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), as well as sugar.

On the subsidy rationalisation, Ismail Sabri said it would not affect the prices of food and goods. “From our study we found that the additional cost incurred by traders would be minimal. “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.

Thus, he said, he would meet producers, wholesalers and retailers on Monday to get their commitment not to raise prices. Ismail Sabri said the ministry would mobilise about 1,600 price observers and 2,000 enforcement officers throughout the country in efforts to curtail price increase. “Report to the ministry if traders raise prices,” he added.-- Bernama

 

[Cao Pi]

Foreigners warned over RON95 fuel ruling


Tuesday August 3, 2010

Foreigners warned over RON95 fuel ruling

JOHOR BARU: Foreigners who blatantly flout the ruling that bars foreign-registered vehicles from buying subsidised RON95 petrol can be fined up to RM100,000 or face three years imprisonment. Deputy Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Tan Lian Hoe said the ministry would not hesitate to penalise foreigners under the Control Supply Act 1991.

“We hope the foreigners can cooperate with the ministry and abide by the ruling,” she told The Star yesterday. Tan urged the foreigners, especially in border states such as Kedah, Perlis, Johor, Kelantan and Sabah and Sarawak, to follow the ruling and respect the country’s laws. “The price of RON97 is still much cheaper compared to countries such as Singapore,” she said.

She added that ministry personnel nationwide had been instructed to monitor petrol kiosks to ensure that foreigners and kiosk operators abide by the ruling. She added that operators also risked losing their licence if they were found to be selling the subsidised RON95 to foreign-registered vehicles.

 

[Cao Pi]

Lose licence if you sell RON95 to foreigners, petrol dealers warned


Tuesday July 20, 2010

Lose licence if you sell RON95 to foreigners, petrol dealers warned

By MAZWIN NIK ANIS
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PUTRAJAYA: Petrol dealers risk losing their licence to sell fuel if they are found to be selling the subsidised RON95 to foreign-registered vehicles. Domestic Trade, Consumerism and Co-operatives Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri said the onus was on petrol station operators to ensure this ruling followed strictly.

Sharing a light moment: Ismail Sabri chatting with representative of association at the meeting at his office in Putrajaya. Also present were Deputy President of Malay Restaurant Association Datuk Muhammad Mohd Mahmud (4th from left) and Malaysian Indian Restaurant Owner’s Association Datuk R.Ramalingan Pillai (3rd from right).

“This ruling is easy to implement. Petrol station operators need to ensure that foreign-registered vehicles use the pumps that dispense RON97,” he said, adding that foreigners had no right to enjoy fuel subsidised by the Government.

“The Government wants only Malaysians to enjoy the subsidy. So, petrol dealers will have to be more vigilant and responsible in their business. “If they fail to do so, they risk having their licence revoked,” he told reporters after a dialogue with food and drinks manufacturers and restaurant operators yesterday.

Ismail Sabri had announced recently that vehicles with foreign registration plates could only buy RON97 fuel starting Aug 1. To complaints from petrol dealers that the ruling was difficult to enforce, the minister said this was much easier than the policy of allowing foreign-registered cars to buy only 20 litres of petrol within a 50km radius from border.

“We will have a dialogue with petrol dealers before this policy is enforced on Aug 1. “We will also provide them with posters to inform foreign registered vehicle owners of this ruling,” he added. Petrol dealers are claiming that an effective mechanism to bar drivers of foreign registered vehicles from filling up with the subsidised RON95 had yet to be found.

 

[Ieyasu Tokugawa]

Malaysian owners of foreign-registered vehicles can buy RON95


Published: Monday November 15, 2010 MYT 2:45:00 PM
Updated: Monday November 15, 2010 MYT 2:50:18 PM

Malaysian owners of foreign-registered vehicles can buy RON95

By DHARMENDER SINGH

PUTRAJAYA: Drivers of Singapore-registered vehicles can purchase the cheaper RON95 petrol if they are Malaysian and can produce their MyKad as proof of citizenship, said Deputy Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Tan Lian Hoe. Tan said the reason for the restriction on the sale of RON95 was to prevent foreigners from enjoying the benefits of higher fuel subsidy and, therefore, sale to foreign-registered vehicles was still allowed provided the owners were Malaysian.

She said there was a misconception among the public that petrol stations were illegally selling RON95 to foreigners when they witnessed vehicles bearing Singapore plates filling up with the cheaper fuel. "It would be unfair to place a total ban on sales of RON95 to foreign-registered vehicles because there are many Malaysians working in Singapore and a number of them drive vehicles registered in the republic.

"That is why we told petrol station operators that they can sell RON95 to foreign-registered cars if the owner can produce the MyKad," she told a press conference here Monday, after launching the Handbook on Competition Policy and Law in Asean for Business. She was commenting on recent media reports that drivers of foreign-registered vehicles have been seen purchasing RON95 petrol, despite the directive from the ministry to stop all such sales from August this year. Tan said the ministry's enforcement teams were always on the ground conducting random checks but none of the stations had so far been caught selling the fuel to foreigners.