Singaporeans who observe rules and wish others would likewise do the same and not "spoil market", are calling out Singaporeans who are not observing the rules in Malaysia and causing a backlash.
A post put up on Facebook on April 4 showed a Singapore-registered car in Johor Bahru pumping government-subsidised Ron95 petrol reserved for Malaysians.
The post's caption included a reminder that foreign-registered vehicles in Malaysia are only allowed to pump costlier Ron97 grade fuel.
The yellow petrol pump handle indicates that the nozzle dispenses Ron95 fuel, and is a standard way of differentiating the different grades of petrol throughout Malaysia.
Another car called out
In the comments section of the post, another photo was uploaded by a commenter to show another Singapore-registered car making use of the yellow nozzle.
The sale of Ron95 petrol to foreigners has been prohibited since August 2010.
Ron95 very cheap
The price difference between Ron95 and Ron97 is huge.
Ron95, sold at RM2.05 (S$0.66) per litre, is almost half the price of Ron97, priced at RM3.91 (S$1.26) per litre and made available to foreigners.
The Malaysian government provides subsidies for fuel to keep prices affordable to effectively lower the cost of living for its country's population that relies on personal transport to get around.
The cost of petrol in Singapore hit S$3, or almost RM10, per litre.
Attention on Ron95 mere days after land borders reopened
Former Malaysia prime minister Najib Razak called out the sale of Ron95 to Singapore cars in a Facebook post on April 3 -- the third day land borders reopened between Singapore and Malaysia.
He wrote that the Malaysia government is losing money each time a foreign-registered vehicle pumps Ron95 -- to a tune of RM68 (S$21.90) per 40-litre tank filled by a foreign-registered vehicle.
https://mothership.sg/2022/04/singapore-car-cheap-petrol-jb/
