{"id":26660,"date":"2026-01-08T03:31:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=26660"},"modified":"2026-01-08T03:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:31:35","slug":"spore-pr-accused-of-taping-over-licence-plate-reports-to-msian-police-case-referred-to-prosecutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=26660","title":{"rendered":"S\u2019pore PR accused of taping over licence plate reports to M&#8217;sian police, case referred to prosecutor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>S\u2019pore PR who allegedly covered licence plate to pump RON95 reports to the police with wife<\/h2>\n<p>A Singapore permanent resident (PR) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/region\/news.php\/news.php?id=2509097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">returned to Malaysia to assist police investigations after being accused in a viral video of covering up part of his vehicle\u2019s licence plate to pump RON95 petrol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The case will be referred to the deputy public prosecutor, reported Bernama.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_687691\" style=\"width: 647px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-687691\" class=\"lazyloaded wp-image-687691 size-full\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-155338-1.png 637w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-155338-1-600x354.png 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-155338-1-150x89.png 150w\" alt=\"driver taped licence ron95\" width=\"637\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-155338-1.png\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-687691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: SGRV on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Married couple reported to Kulai police<\/h3>\n<p>Kulai district police chief Tan Seng Lee was quoted as saying on Monday (5 Jan) that the man and woman in the viral video are a married couple aged 63 and 67.<\/p>\n<p>They had reported to Kulai district police headquarters to assist with the investigations.<\/p>\n<p>He said the case will be investigated under Section 108(3)(e) of Malaysia\u2019s Road Transport Act 1987, which relates to the alteration or concealment of vehicle registration plates.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_688818\" style=\"width: 1288px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-688818\" class=\"wp-image-688818 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tan-seng-lee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1278\" height=\"903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tan-seng-lee.jpg 1278w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tan-seng-lee-600x424.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tan-seng-lee-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tan-seng-lee-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tan-seng-lee-100x70.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1278px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1278\/903;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-688818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Polis Daerah Kulai on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said that the investigation papers were still being prepared and would be submitted to the deputy public prosecutor once completed.<\/p>\n<p>On 4 Jan, Assistant Commissioner Tan said they had found the man in Singapore and told him to report to the Kulai police.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/guangming.com.my\/%e7%8b%ae%e5%9f%8e%e8%bd%a6%e7%96%91%e9%81%ae%e8%bd%a6%e7%89%8c%e6%89%93%e6%b4%a5%e8%b4%b4%e6%b2%b9-%e6%b6%89%e6%a1%88%e5%a4%ab%e5%a6%87%e6%9d%a5%e9%a9%ac%e5%8f%97%e6%9f%a5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The couple were both identified by the police as Malaysians who are Singapore PRs<\/a>, reported Guangming Daily.<\/p>\n<h3>Driver seen pumping RON95 with taped-up licence plate<\/h3>\n<p>The incident, which took place earlier this month at a petrol station in Kulai, sparked public outrage.<\/p>\n<p>The viral video showed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1725284702190873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the man pumping his Singapore-registered car with RON95<\/a>, which is meant only for Malaysia-registered vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<iframe id=\"answers-client-695eae2d40814\" class=\"answers-client\" src=\"\" height=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Worse still, <a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/singaporean-car-taped-licence-ron95\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">parts of its licence plate were allegedly covered with black tape<\/a>, which was noticed by another motorist.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_687688\" style=\"width: 909px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-687688\" class=\"size-full wp-image-687688 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-155246.png\" alt=\"driver taped licence ron95\" width=\"899\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-155246.png 899w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-155246-600x397.png 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-03-155246-150x99.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 899px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 899\/595;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-687688\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: SGRV on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When the driver was confronted, a woman believed to be his wife purported to hold a Malaysian ID card (MyKad).<\/p>\n<h3>M\u2019sian MP calls for tougher action against foreign vehicles pumping RON95<\/h3>\n<p>The incident also prompted a Member of Parliament (MP) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sinarharian.com.my\/article\/762842\/berita\/nasional\/kenderaan-asing-isi-ron95-wajar-disenaraihitam-dilarang-masuk-malaysia-2-tahun---jimmy-puah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to call for stricter measures against foreign vehicles found to be illegally pumping subsidised RON95 petrol<\/a>, Sinar Harian reported.<\/p>\n<p>Tebrau MP Jimmy Puah suggested that such vehicles should be blacklisted and barred from entering Malaysia for at least two years, and their drivers fined.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_688817\" style=\"width: 1301px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-688817\" class=\"wp-image-688817 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jimmy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1291\" height=\"1148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jimmy.jpg 1291w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jimmy-600x534.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jimmy-1024x911.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jimmy-150x133.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1291px) 100vw, 1291px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1291px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1291\/1148;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-688817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Jimmy Puah on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>He pointed out that current enforcement efforts targeted only petrol station operators but not the foreign vehicles involved, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Malaysia has always welcomed foreign visitors, but they must respect the laws and policies of this country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/singapore-registered-car-ron95-kedah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Driver of S\u2019pore-registered car pumps RON95 in M\u2019sia, claims car was registered in Sabah<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xP9Mj8GxO5\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/singapore-registered-car-ron95-kedah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Driver of S\u2019pore-registered car pumps RON95 in M\u2019sia, claims car was registered in Sabah<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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