The ‘PNG’ number plate series was expected to be popular, as it’s short for ‘Penang’, and the high demand for the series has been confirmed by the state JPJ. New Straits Times reports that the ‘PNG 1’ plate received a bid of RM350,000, the highest ever in Penang. The report names Datuk M. Murly, CEO of a property development company, as the successful bidder.
JPJ Penang’s enforcement unit chief Zulkarnain Yasin said that ‘PNG’ vehicle registration numbers have received overwhelming response since the series was open for tender on October 30. A total of 1,554 bidders tried their luck.
“Total bids received for PNG is RM1.9 million involving 738 successful bidders. ‘PNG 1’ recorded the highest ever in the state, passing the previous record for ‘PNB 1’ sold for RM173,800,” he told the press in Bukit Mertajam today, adding that ‘PNG 5’ and ‘PNG 9’ received the second and third highest bids at RM95,000 and RM91,500 respectively.
There have been no shortage of fancy number plates for tender lately. We’ve seen the Y series, G series, ‘T1M‘, ‘A1M‘, ‘U’, ‘US’, ‘SMS‘, ‘RIMAU‘, ‘PERFECT’, ‘NAAM’, ‘VIP’, ‘GT’ and ‘PATRIOT’, on top of unique regular series plates such as ‘AKU‘, ‘RR‘, ‘DDD‘ and of course, today’s ‘PNG’.
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Can PT post the full list of numbers like the other posts?
P&C becoz all Papua New Guinea bigshots
Wowwwwwwww…
I mean wowww its been century never see that toyota MR2. Lolz.
RM350k for a number shows that money has no more meaning for some Malaysians.
The unfortunate thing is that, the JPJ in Penang will remit the money to JPJ HQ in Wilayah which will remit to Fed Gomen.
JPJ HQ makes hundreds of million of ringgit if you add up all the special numbers this year.
And yet, our hospitals and schools have had their budget cut badly until some hospitals have no medicine also to dispense.
Where is all this money going to?
Hospital got no medicine? Seriously? Which one? Don’t parrot fake news.
With GE14 coming, these kinda miscreant crawl out of the rotten wood.
JPJ handle hospital meh?
I thought Procter & Gamble will bid for it.
Paying for “special” plate numbers is such a silly practice. Pretentious in an uneducated new money sort of way.
So hai! Still will get summons what!
He he he. The number plate PNG1 is more expensive than the Red car but I’ll take the MR2 ANYTIME bcos its very rear to find one in tip top condition. Cheers…
PNG is also a short form for pening.
Also stand for the country Papua New Guinea . Should offer to RH Company Malaysia biggest in PNG