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This is the news been updated earlier:

No Petrol Subsidy For Non-Citizens From May 1

PETALING JAYA, Jan 7 (Bernama) — From May 1, Malaysians and non-citizens will have to pay different petrol prices as foreigners are not eligible for subsidised petrol, Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced Thursday.

“Currently everyone enjoys the subsidy including foreigners. From May 1, the purchase of petrol using My-Kad will be introduced, where only citizens will get the subsidy,” he said.

Not all citizens will also get to enjoy the subsidy like now.

An announcement on the detailed mechanics of the system will be made on May 1.

“Under the citizens category, there will be sub-categories where only targeted groups will get the subsidy,” he said after officiating the launch of a new corporate identity for Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd’s beverage division.

He said the petrol subsidy for those who qualify will be based on the engine capacity of their vehicles.

The focus will be on those with lower income who also usually use cars with smaller engines, he said.

Ismail said the government currently subsidised 30 sen of the RON 95 fuel cost. The original price of RON 95 is RM2.10.

“Therefore, the price of subsidised RON 95 is RM1.80.”

Under the new system, those who don’t qualify and foreigners will pay RM2.10 or more for RON 95, he said.

Those who qualify for the subsidy will pay RM1.80 as fixed now.

Ismail said the government might also impose tax on foreigners which is to be determined by the Finance Ministry.

Besides oil, the government currently also subsidises gas, flour and sugar.

Ismail also said that while sugar price had been increased by 20 sen, the government still provided a subsidy of 80 sen for the item.

“Last year, the government provided a subsidy of 60 sen per kg, but due to the drastic rise in world sugar price from August last year, the government had to bear a subsidy of RM1.00, and that is why we increased the price,” he said.

With the 80 sen subsidy given, the government will be bearing a subsidy cost of RM1.008 billion this year compared with RM720 million last year.

– BERNAMA

Time was about 10.30pm. Me and my friend on the way back from movie. Along Jelutong expressway, we saw an incident which I called it The Punisher symptom. There is this black Citra…or maybe Hyundai Matrix travelling on the fast late. We were travelling on the middle lane. Suddenly, we noticed a white Proton Gen-2  – which is from behind the Citra overtake it like a racing style and move in right in front of the Citra. Whiew…I was just admiring the way the driver is overtaking. To our shock, we noticed, the Gen-2 purposely brake in front the Citra – right on the fast lane and on an expressway – in the dark late evening! We were so shocked. We gasped in fear that the Citra will hit the Gen-2. Nothing happen. I then move over to the fast lane in front of Gen-2 to avoid the bus which is coming in front of me in the middle lane.

Then, I saw the Gen-2 is moving forward at a faster speed – as if to tail me to move over. Well, I am not one that is dead on road. I’ll move to the middle lane after the bus…of course

Gen-2 sped off – at least 100kph on a 80kph expressway….so if you ever see a white Gen-2 where the behind light is yellow colour, whilst the right is usual red. And the plate number PHR 1113 – with male driver. Chinese probably. Do try to move over. What I can guess from the situation above is the Citra is moving SLOW on a FAST lane. This pisses Gen-2 off so the driver decides to brake in front of it knowing the car will not hit it. Some SLOW drivers do indeed are indeed not civic minded. If they happened to be hit, I say Good Lesson!

I do think what I guessed is right as I was driving exact 80kph on the middle lane in the highway and I could not see the Citra. If the driver is driving at 60-70kph, he/she SHOULD move over! Too bad I did not get this car plate….