JTPAP Meeting Outlines Steps To Tackle Fuel Leakage

KUCHING, April 13 (Bernama) -- The government is intensifying efforts to curb fuel leakage through five key measures agreed at a recent Inter-Agency Enforcement Coordination High-Level Committee (JTPAP) meeting.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the measures include appointing lead agencies by sector, taking firm action against misuse of fleet cards, setting up a special Ops Tiris 4.0 task force in Sabah, Labuan and Sarawak, and expanding the use of fleet cards under the Subsidised Diesel Control System (SKDS).

“The main decision is the appointment of lead agencies for three sectors, with the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) overseeing the land sector, the police handling border control, and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) managing maritime operations to strengthen coordination.”

“Secondly, firm action will be taken against any misuse of diesel subsidies, including suspending or revoking fleet card approvals under SKDS, as well as fishermen’s diesel subsidies,” he told a  press conference after a meeting on the formation of the Ops Tiris 4.0 (Integrated) Special Task Force at the Sarawak state level here today.

Also present were KPDN Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali and Sarawak State Secretary Datuk Amar Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki.

Fadillah, who is also Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister, said the government will strengthen regulation of bunkering activities to ensure fuel operations are closely monitored and to prevent misuse or smuggling.

He said the government will also expand the use of SKDS fleet cards for the land freight transport sector in Sabah, Sarawak and the Federal Territory of Labuan to improve monitoring and transparency in subsidy distribution.

He added that the measures were presented to the National Economic Action Council (MTEN) and approved by the Cabinet on April 8 for implementation.

-- BERNAMA