Ban on foreign-registered vehicles from filling put off!

Malaysia has put off plans to ban foreign-registered vehicles from filling up on subsidized gasoline in its border areas with Singapore and Thailand. The ban was originally due to start Monday at up to 300 stations within 30 miles (50 kilometers) of Malaysia's borders with the two countries, where gasoline costs up to twice as much.

Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is in Singapore to attend a security summit, told reporters that an anti-inflation Cabinet committee would meet Tuesday to review the plan. The statement indicated that the government may allow foreigners to buy higher-priced fuel, whereas the earlier plan was to impose a total ban on foreigners buying fuel.

Thousands of Singaporeans cross the border every day into Malaysia's southern Johor state, many of them to shop for groceries and to fill up on gasoline to take advantage of lower prices. Many Malaysians who work in Singapore have also complained they should be allowed to enjoy subsidized rates for their Singapore-registered vehicles.