Here’s an update on the ‘RIMAU’ special plates to commemorate the 2017 SEA Games hosted by Kuala Lumpur. Bidding for numbers from ‘RIMAU 1’ to ‘RIMAU 9999’ will be officially opened tomorrow (April 1), with bids starting from as low as RM500, Bernama reports.
Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said proceeds from the bids could help offset the costs of hosting the SEA Games and ASEAN Para Games, which will take place in August and September respectively.
“We hope to get as much as possible from the bidding process because not only the number plates are a memento to the people, but also the proceeds can be used for financing the organising cost,” he told reporters at the launch of the number plate bidding yesterday.
RIMAU is the name of the games’ Malayan Tiger mascot. RIMAU stands for Respect, Integrity, Move, Attitude and Unity. The SEA Games commemorative number plates are being released by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) via the Road Transport Department (JPJ). It follows sporting event special number plates such as ‘BAMbee’ (2000 Thomas Cup) and ‘SUKOM’ (1998 Commonwealth Games).
Bids can be put in through the e-bid system on www.kualalumpur2017.com.my. Special number plates are nothing new, and recently released ones include ‘PERFECT’, ‘NAAM’, ‘VIP’, ‘GT’ and ‘PATRIOT’.
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Why lah put the ‘RIMAU’ plate on a peugeot?
That’s a lion. not a tiger
That’s why it is spelt RIMAU. If it’s spelled HARIMAU, the Pug LION would have gorged the harimau. LION will always be the KING of the jungle.
No lah. U have been fooled all this while. Lion do not live in the jungle. They live in the Sahara. There are no lions in the UK as well. All syok sendiri.
Lemau Ais kurang manis satu!!
Tomorrow will have “Tiger” plate
It has become like a joke now. So many different special numbers. The rakyat get conned. Now it is more prestigius to even have the normal number plates like WD1234C
Bodoh gomen, just want to make money of the rakyat, but don’t know where the money goes. Our hospitals still got no medicine and many hospitals are closing down. So, where is all this money going to?
Which hospital closing down? Mind to share?
Maybe what he mean is Lady Templar Hospital in Cheras
Private hospital dun count.
Private ≠ Gov
maybe hospital for nancy liu kok… if not there’s one for you…like tanjong rambutan
really? which hospitals?
Why government bodoh? Maybe you can stand for the next GE. But I’m afraid you might lose your deposit.
You think this guy dare to show his face? Hahahahaha…..in reality he is a very sick man, he shall feel shame of himself as paid but otak empty keyboard warrior
Can kacuk together become liger.
Can buy LION in SG.
Doubt any M’sians can afford it though..
give me a good reason why shd i dpend my heard earned on this stupid SEA games. If govt. got no money.. don’t do it…
Don’t time on useless number plate, you know who will get what number…
I dont know why people will bid to this kind of reg plates
People want the shortest possible plate number. This one is an eyesore and sound terribly terrible as well.
Many pensioners got shocked when certain medicine ,gomen hospitals got no stock cos of cutbacks.
Now we can afford SEA games and all these fanciful projects.Perhaps,the cash raised should be used to provide medication for pensioners,warga emas who need some of these medications.
Our menteri,pls stop the rhetoric.We dont need these garbage stuff.The rakyat r suffering.
Still haven’t answered which government hospital closed down now you grumbled on ubat got no stock. Tell us la which ubat? Ubat to treat your erectile dysfunction perhaps? No wonder la u made so much of noise..
Desperate time with desperate measure….gomen have to get money anywhere they can
Xdapat cari duit, u say Gov useless.
Dapat cari duit, u say Gov desperado.
U winliaolor!
WA TAKMAU
Waste of money.
Rimau give feeling of limau, wrong spelling.
Anyone with a filling head would not want to badged “orange” and run around in town.
Cant they come out better name? “Mau ” also better than this crap rimau.
Saya HARI HARI MAI
Saya HARI HARI MAU
No offense …. so for only PATRIOT plates makes sense but only look good on Audi, BMW, Mercedes etc meant for more “atas”
Bidding so much money for just a car plate???
Better use money to feed family, education, charity, etc for more beneficial things.
Hari Hari Mau Gua tak mau..no meaning!! Wan to get more income better offer from name Abu – Zakaria…more choices and sure pple will buy!!
Give also don’t want… kiasu plate number for kiasu ppl..
This car plate is suitable for inferior complex ppl….
Why no 1MDB number plate? I think it will sell well.
For sure some “well connected middle man” stand to make big commission. So many mouths to feed nowadays.
There are so many special number plates, it’s not special anymore. Introducing one after the other in double-quick time will only dilute the money value of the plates. Maybe it’s time to boycott this ridiculous trend. But human nature will not allow this. Some fool or genius will always buy them – a thin line of separation there depending on whether the buyer in question either gets his money’s worth, get’s more money for it later on or it turns out to be a dud investment. Anyway, IMHO, looking at these plates like ‘PATRIOT’ and ‘IM4U’ the owners come across as sad and desperate attention-seekers.