Yayasan Patriot Negara Malaysia (YPN) has ended bidding for the most expensive of the controversial PATRIOT registration plate number series, ‘PATRIOT 1’ – the final figure is listed at a cool RM1,308,000, billed to a “confidential bidder.”
That, of course, makes it Malaysia’s most expensive number plate, blowing the previous record – reportedly RM748,000 for ‘W1N’ by Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor, who also paid RM520,000 for “WWW 1” – out of the water. Then again, it was bound to do so, thanks to YPN setting the reserve price at an eye-watering RM1,000,000.
Other plates have been sold for up to RM35,000, but the big ticket items with reserves in the hundreds of thousands are still being bid on. Proceeds from the sale of the PATRIOT series – similar to G1M (Gagasan 1Malaysia) and 1M4U (1Malaysia For Youth) – will be used to carry out programmes and activities that build patriotism and bring together Malaysians of various race and religion, the KL-based NGO claimed.
According to Malaysiakini, YPN revealed that there were five people in the running for the plate, until a certain bidder “from the south” raised a bid exceeding RM1.3 million. That led to speculation that this “confidential bidder” could once again be the Sultan of Johor, but YPN vice-chairman Nadzim Johan denied the rumours.
Billed as a fund-raising drive to promote moderation, the ‘PATRIOT’ registration plate number series has courted some controversy, although both the Road Transport Department (JPJ) and transport minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai have played the issue down.
The foundation reportedly secured the rights to sell the vanity number plates for RM1 million, and JPJ has said that YPN would have to pay the full amount to the government regardless of whether it was able to sell all the numbers – Nadzim had previously claimed that YPN could make as much as RM10 million from selling all the number plates. Liow, on the other hand, said that there was no controversy in him awarding the rights.
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I should try secure rights to sell vanity number plates for my cepat kaya foundation.
Wanna see which stupid “PATRIOT”, hahaha
SOLD to that massive r*tard that s*cks on our gorvenment’s d*ck
next one should be MACAI plate..
1. Apply custom number plate from JPJ and pay RM1mil.
2. Sell VIP number at >RM1mil.
2. ???
3. Profit!
Why I never think of it?!
Bro, there are better and more ‘halal’ ways to profit if you have a million dollars. Buying the number plate in the first place is a sin, even if you plan to sell it to someone else. It’s like drug trafficking… no good can come of it.
1 million ringgit can EASILY become 2 milion ringgit if you know how to work the stock market. This is legit, because you’re giving businesses and companies capital which they can use to create more products which the customers like you and I can enjoy.
who cares about “halal” or not. Non-muslim wont care about that. As long as it is legal, business is a business and profit is still is a profit
You’re saying non-muslim don’t care about halal or not halal? Sure. But those buying these plates are mostly muslims. What about that?
Agreed bro…
How about the Sultan of Johor who bought the number plates?
I rather spend $3k for custom plate in Australia rather than Malaysia stupid no 1 plate, but first let me take a PR
Now that this is publicized, people now know how much money certain people paid for the plates above.
Then again, this country is now well known for large transactions.
‘perdana’ and ’emas’ tag.. whats with it?
I would pay 1 million for 1MDB 1
maybe 1MDB PLATE in the making to cover their debt
You’d need to pay 43,000 times that to cover their debt though.
It is beyond me why someone would want to pay for a plastic number plate which costs more than many of the world’s best luxury cars.
The intelligent man or woman would use the 1.3 million on property and stock markets, and double it in a few months, and continue to double it every so often… but whoever bought that ‘Patriot 1’ plate; you are willingly throwing money into BN’s coffers which you will NEVER get back, money that BN will then use to devise and execute more ‘magic tricks’ for the next election, and further strangle our already weakened nation of over 30 million… is that what a true ‘patriot’ is supposed to stand for these days ? Oh, the irony.
Only idiot will spend 1 million to buy a number plate. Buying number plate will be patriotic? Just like those Proton supporters who think that buying Proton is patriotic…
Majority of Malaysian are finding living their daily life harder and harder….but the rich fat cats are spending millions on number plate??!
Something is very wrong with the economy……..
GREAT ECONOMY..
EASY MONEY CIRCULATE= MORE STUPID & CHEAT PEOPLE in Malaysia..
1. Who is the BUYER? Gomen/1mdb officer/French people?
2. The owner of Patroit get MONEY and BUY BMW?
3. What THE Next Number after PATRIOT??
-BAILOUT?
-SOLD OUT?
You can sell RM1 BILLION per PLATE..Easy to pay HUTANG.
Can Appoint AZLANO & Madani as Joint CEO..
No factory, intelligent, business, artist, service
1.3 million ? I rather convert my car to a Lexus LFA!
Yeah, the money from the sale of these numbers will go to rescue 1MDB
Why u worry, not much tax you pay anyway since u said you made RM6k per month.
The fool and his money will soon be parted. Familiar?
Mengarut je beli no plet sampai rm 1.3juta….bukannya ada nilai pun….
lge – PUK 1
mahathir – AKU 8055
Apa ni “Patriot”?
ridiculous…free i oso have to consider
why should this be “confidential”?? isn’t this open bidding????
Bid for the morons for the interest of the suckers. Would be interesting to see a pirate in a vehicle labeled as patriot ..