Malaysia says petrol rule won’t hurt tourism
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Malaysia’s new ban on the sale of petrol to foreign-registered vehicles within a 50km radius of its border would not hurt the tourism industry of Johor state in the south, according to the state’s Chief Minister.
“I believe the state has other attractions for foreigners and this new ruling will not hamper them from coming in,” Abdul Ghani Othman was saying by The Star newspaper.
In a report in Bernama, former state tourism executive councillor Jimmy Low, was quoted saying that the move was “killing the goose which lays the golden
eggs”.
“During my time, we did a survey and found that at least 20,000 to 30,000 Singaporeans are day trippers, which means they come in their cars, do their shopping and eating and then drive home. And each Singaporean spent an average of RM200 (US$84). That’s a lot of money for the economy of Johor Bahru. So what if they pump half a tank of Malaysian petrol,” he was quoted saying.
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