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JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 3 \u2014 The Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) is investigating allegations that Malaysians driving Singapore-registered cars have been filling up with subsidised RON95 petrol in Johor.<\/p>\n
The alleged tactic involves Malaysians who are Singapore permanent residents partially covering or obscuring their vehicles\u2019 registration plates to resemble Malaysian-registered cars before refuelling.<\/p>\n
Johor KPDN director Lilis Saslinda Pornomo said the ministry launched an investigation after receiving a\u00a0complaint recently.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will also examine whether such a practice is widespread among Malaysians driving Singapore-registered vehicles,\u201d she said when contacted today.<\/p>\n
Lilis Saslinda was responding to a widely circulated Facebook video showing an individual confronting what was believed to be the owner of a Singapore-registered car filling up with RON95 at a petrol station in Kulai.<\/p>\n
She said the ministry would update the public once investigations are completed.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Kulai police chief Assistant Commissioner Tan Seng Lee said police would summon the vehicle owner if it is confirmed that the registration number is from Singapore.<\/p>\n
He said the incident shown in the viral video was believed to have occurred at about 10.35pm last night, although police only received a report this morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe report has been referred to KPDN for further action as it involves subsidised fuel,\u201d he said when contacted.<\/p>\n
In the one-minute-and-30-second video, an elderly couple claimed they were Malaysians despite their vehicle\u2019s registration number being partially covered.<\/p>\n
Under the law, only Malaysian-registered vehicles are eligible to purchase RON95 petrol, regardless of the driver\u2019s citizenship status.<\/p>\n
Since 2010, all foreign-registered vehicles, including those from Singapore, have been restricted to purchasing only unsubsidised RON97 or higher-grade fuel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n