
Its minister, Armizan Mohd Ali, pointed out that RON95 is priced much lower in Brunei so there would be no issue of the fuel being smuggled into the neighbouring country, The Borneo Post reported.
Armizan said he would look into the possibility of issues with Miri’s supply of RON97, which is the sole petrol option for foreign-registered vehicles.
“We will look into this proposal by looking at certain data while taking into account the supply of RON97 in Sarawak, especially in Miri.
“We will also look into the focus areas of visitors or tourists from Brunei to determine whether there is an issue with the supply of RON97 in these areas,” he said.
Armizan also reminded petrol station operators in Sarawak that vehicles from Brunei were allowed to fill their tanks to the brim if the petrol station was more than 30km from the Sarawak-Brunei border.
The cap of 20 litres of fuel only applies to them when refuelling at stations within 30km of the border, he said.
This comes after a convoy from Brunei taking part in an offroad event in Miri took to social media to complain about being turned away at petrol stations.
Armizan said this was down to a misunderstanding on the part of the fuel pump operators.
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