Ahmad Maslan: Legal amendments needed to address diesel smuggling

BernamaPublished: Mar 5, 2023 7:08 AM

Amendments to the relevant laws are needed to enable the Road Transport Department (RTD) to take action against modified foreign-registered vehicles in an effort to deal with the issue of subsidised diesel smuggling.

Deputy Finance Minister I Ahmad Maslan said he will bring the matter to the attention of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to ensure more effective enforcement to curb diesel smuggling activities using modified vehicles.

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