Chances are you may have seen a video circulating on social media, showing a Threads user holding up what appears to be a Singapore passport while refuelling his car with Ron95 petrol.<\/p>\n
The video, first posted on Threads by user BlackSpice, has received about 1 million views since it was posted on June 30.<\/p>\n
Its caption was deliberately inflammatory: “How to piss off Malaysians as a Singaporean. Step one. Steal their oil.”<\/p>\n
In the video, the motorist is seen holding up what appears to be a Singapore passport against a Ron95 petrol nozzle inserted into a car at a Caltex petrol station in Malaysia.<\/p>\n
He then shows that some 23.6 litres of Ron95 had been purchased at a cost of RM60 (S$19.03).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Video unlikely to be taken recently<\/h2>\n
Given that Ron95 is heavily subsidised by the Malaysian government, the video has naturally sparked criticism from netizens from both sides of the Causeway.<\/p>\n
Some Malaysian media outlets, and one from Singapore, were quick to report on the incident.<\/p>\n
However, the video clearly shows that the price per litre is RM2.54, which was the price of unsubsidised Ron95 for the week of January 22 to 28 this year.<\/p>\n
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For the week of June 25 to 30, the price of unsubsidised Ron95 petrol<\/a>, as tracked by AsiaOne, was RM3.47.<\/p>\n The law, which bans foreign-registered vehicles from buying Ron95 petrol<\/a>, came into effect on April 1.<\/p>\n Sharp-eyed netizens have also noticed that the car rim seen in the video belongs to a Perodua Alza.<\/p>\n While there is a Singapore distributor for the Malaysian brand, the model is not known to be offered here.<\/p>\n According to the Land Transport Authority, there are only 445 Perodua cars registered in Singapore, with just 6 new registrations last year.<\/p>\n This means that the motorist could have rented a vehicle in Malaysia.<\/p>\n Foreigners and permanent residents without MyKad are allowed to buy unsubsidised Ron95 petrol in Malaysia if they use locally registered vehicles.<\/p>\n While there may not be any malicious intent in this episode, beyond an individual’s attempt at fame, it again illustrates the ease of deception on social media.<\/p>\n @asiaone<\/a> Some media outlets, along with social media users, were deceived as they did not pay attention to the finer details. The point? Don’t be riled up first. #sgnews<\/a> #Singapore<\/a> #Malaysia<\/a> #Fake<\/a> #Petrol<\/a> \u266c original sound – AsiaOne<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n [[nid:739607]]<\/p>\nCar could be a Malaysia-registered vehicle<\/h2>\n
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