Yesterday, the ministry of domestic trade and consumer affairs (KPDNHEP) assured consumers that there will be an adequate supply of petrol and diesel at fuel stations for sale nationwide come January 1, refuting claims that there will be dry pumps.
It is now set to deploy some 2,300 enforcement officers to monitor petrol stations nationwide to ensure that there will be no disruption in fuel supply when the weekly float system returns, The Star reports.
According to the ministry’s special operations branch deputy director, Datuk Iskandar Halim Sulaiman, there are around 3,700 stations to monitor. “We’ve issued orders to about 2,300 ministry enforcement officers to start the operation and ensure that supply for petrol and diesel is sufficient,” he said.
Earlier this week, Bumiputera Petrol Dealers Association (Bumipeda) president Datuk Abu Samah Bachik had said that the supply of petrol and diesel at fuel stations might dry up by January 1 as a result of the switch back to a weekly float system.
Iskandar said the ministry viewed this as a “dangerous statement,” one that might cause panic among consumers given that many people will be travelling on January 1, with school and work starting the next day. “Petrol and diesel are scheduled items under the Control of Supplies Act as well as important commodities to the country. If there’s any shortage, there will be chaos,” he said.
He said that as licensees, petrol station operators should not appear to blackmail or issue statements that can cause unease among consumers. He warned that failure to ensure sufficient fuel supply on their licensed premises or closing the stations or halting sales could see an operator being slapped with a fine of RM1 million or three years jail, with a second offence carrying a RM3 million fine or five years jail as well as the possibility of losing one’s licence.
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Habis la Bumipeda… KPDNHEP kipidap!
Habis la Proton… No fuel distruption because X70 tak laku
Why dragged in p1 here? Jepunis and p2 really desperrate kah?
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There is a strict law that only 1 person can get one lesen. But during the previous corrupted regime, many Bumipeda cronies each got about 10 stations. Yes, you read that right. There are many kronies from the previous corrupted regime who have about 10 stations each.
And these guys made tens of millions of ringgit each whenever price of petrol went up. At that time, they never gave Government back a single sen for the UNTUNG they made when petrol went up
So shameful, now just one time price going down, they threaten the country
Government should make sure all the PDAM members employ local people. All Petrol stations employ foreigners. Cheap labour. If you calculate the number of petrol stations in Malaysia- this deprives Malaysians of few hundred thousand jobs.
PDAM cry they are patriotic and always ask Government for help but they themselves never employ Malaysians.
Why don’t PDAM start giving back to Malaysia by emplying locals? So many locals got no job
You wanna work at petrol pump operator ? Please volunteer yourself first. Locals dont even want this kind of job especially those station that operate 24/7.
No disruption but the price will raise obviously to compensate the salary for those 2300 officers
This isn’t the first time the government use this to persuade the citizens. We end up paying more to cover up
Bunch of lazy fellows. When petrol go up, these guys make millions in clean profit. Then they keep quiet. Now, when petrol go down, which is not often, they make big noise. Last time, they even asked gomen to subsidise their losses
But most times it went up, they each make tens of million ringgit
We should open the petrol lesen to everybody in Malaysia and not a selected few. This alone shows how lazy and incompetent PDAM is
You are so lazy to condemn here and there, pity your life is that terrible
Many petrol stations will close down facing losses between RM20,000 and RM100,000. Becuz the dealers buying high and selling it low. People dont buy before end of the month. But when price go down, everyone rushing to refuel.
Yeah Talk about that during Najib time I didn’t see any petrol station close down also instead more opened up unless it is closed for development. Business is business there is no 100% free flow of profit if people are smart enough to predict oil price the station should be too if they are not and wasting time doing nothing they deserve to lose money just like any useless guys.
There are more than 2,300 petrol stations nationwide, not including Sabah & Sarawak. How are they gonna make sure there won’t be abuse? Another overpromise, underdeliver lame act. Pakatan Government bullcrap as usual.
One can always report, no?
As long as they have a plan and is doing something. Nothing is guaranteed.. Even a gender on your ic does not guarantee u are 100% female/ male dude. Any station that has dry pumps will face the mentioned penalty. For me that is enough for them to stock up. Sekian
maybe each officer can check 2 stations ? use your brain man.
The government can’t force dealers to sell if those dealers gave up their licenses and tutup kedai. Who’s going to run unprofitable pumps?
If the readers have been overseas, other countries too are using this fluctuating system. If it works in harmony there, why always drama in Malaysia?
keep calm and drive on..
There are more than 2300 petrol stations. How to enforce? Tokkok wei!
Serious issue. G should consider petrol retail station due to loss. And consider supply chain not to charge at high price. 2.3k officer no need to work OT anymore which will result into high expenses.
Later you’ll see petrol station operators gather at padang merbok to protest and march towards parliament with umno leading the way.
Betui brah. Tolak minyak, tolak icerd…