By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Apr 6: Fleet cards will be expanded to Sarawak, Sabah, and Labuan for land freight transport under the Subsidised Diesel Control Scheme (SKDS).
In a global energy crisis briefing which was livestreamed today by RTM, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Amar Fadillah Yusof said this was among the key decisions agreed upon after a follow-up Inter-Agency Enforcement Coordination High-Level Committee (JTPAP) meeting held today.
Fadillah, who is also the Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation and Petra Jaya MP, said that an integrated Ops Tiris 4.0 special task forces in Sarawak, Sabah, and Labuan to enhance enforcement against leakages and smuggling of controlled goods and will be jointly chaired by the Federal Secretary and the State Secretary.
“The state Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) will act as the secretariat for both task forces, which will also involve relevant state-level agencies, and ultimately expand the implementation of the SKDS through the use of fleet cards for the land freight transport sector in Sabah, Sarawak, and the Federal Territory of Labuan,” he said.
The meeting also saw the agreement on the appointment of lead agencies for three identified sectors—the land sector to be led by KPDN, the border sector to be led by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), and the maritime sector to be led by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), as well as enhancing and strengthening regulatory oversight over bunkering activities.
Additionally, he said that the government will take firm action, including suspending and revoking fleet card approvals, against any parties found to be abusing diesel subsidies under SKDS.
He also said that several strategic recommendations arising from the meeting will also be periodically submitted to the National Economic Action Council (MTEN) as an additional measure to ensure national supply stability.
Meanwhile, he said through Ops Tiris 4.0 from Mar 16 to Apr 5, a total of 8,148 inspections were conducted, resulting in 155 cases, of which 60 involved diesel seizures exceeding RM2.1 million in value.
This was followed by 47 cases involving RON95 petrol with seizures valued at RM51,299; 21 cases involving liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) with seizures amounting to RM37,822; and 27 cases involving cooking oil, sugar, and wheat flour.
“The government is highly concerned about global geopolitical uncertainties, particularly the ongoing conflict in West Asia. We recognise that this situation has significant potential to disrupt global supply chains and trigger instability in energy prices and essential goods.
“However, I would like to emphasise here: the government will not allow the people to be affected by supply disruptions.
“We have strengthened preparedness through strategic and integrated measures to ensure that supply security in the domestic market remains under control,” said Fadillah. — DayakDaily
