Malaysian law strictly forbids citizens of other nationalities to pump RON95 petrol into their vehicles as it’s heavily susidised by the government and meant only for Malaysians.
However, there are people who either flaunt the law or openly question the rationale behind gatekeeping RON95 specifically for Malaysians, as one Singaporean netizen recently did on social media.
‘Why not share RON95 with your neighbours?’
In a Threads post, the netizen expressed puzzlement over Malaysians being so vehemently opposed to the idea of letting foreigners use RON95, with special emphasis being placed on Singapore.
“Question for the Malaysians of Threads. Why are you against Singaporeans and other nationalities (but specifically Singaporeans) buying RON95 petrol? It’s high quality and affordable.
Why not share with your neighbors? In return we share other things. Isn’t this called the kampung spirit?” he asked.
‘Kampung spirit, my a**!’
Naturally, the post drew ire from many Malaysians (and Singaporeans), who were deeply offended by the netizen’s suggestion that Malaysia should share RON95 petrol with citizens of neighbouring countries.
‘Yes, we villagers don’t want to share our tax money with a bunch of monkeys.’
‘I’m Singaporean and I’m embarrassed by this a**hat. It’s their oil, their national product, when it’s convenient for you only then you pull out “kampung spirit”. Go fly kite lah, cheapskate.’
One accused the OP of ‘ragebaiting’ by posting such a inflammatory post aimed at getting heated reactions out from netizens.
Another questioned the OP whether in exchange for RON95 petrol, the Singaporean government would allow Malaysians to purchase homes from the Housing & Development Board (HDB) without working there.
The RON95 issue was brought up not to long ago following Anwar’s announcement that the price would drop to RM1.99, where a Singaporean slammed Malaysians of being “greedy”:
