Hey SG folks, I'm a Chinese Malaysian who stays in Petaling Jaya
but I have cross border ties with SG, and every year I travel to SG
for CNY reunion and for Christmas. I can update you about the
Malaysian government foreign policies especially on SG.
Here is the news update on the RM20 levy from Bernama new
agency dated 12 May 2006.
Singapore cars going into
Malaysia are expected to start paying the RM20 levy in one month or
two.
Malaysian Deputy Home Minister Tan Chai Ho said this on Saturday,
according to Bernama news agency.
He said that the levy would be enforced as soon as the amendment to
the Road Transport Act providing for this is gazetted.
The Minister added that he anticipated the levy could be enforced
by the Immigration Department in one month or two.
The amendment was endorsed by Malaysia's Parliament recently.
The Minister said that the levy would be charged as the cars depart
Johor and the quantum would be based on the number of entries and
not the period of stay.
"If a car stays in this country for a week, the levy is only RM20
but if it makes three entries in a day, the total levy is RM60," he
said. - CNA/ir
