{"id":49779,"date":"2025-06-08T23:57:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T03:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/misleading-posts-claim-malaysian-government-removed-gas-subsidies-for-all-businesses\/08\/06\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T23:57:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T03:57:29","slug":"misleading-posts-claim-malaysian-government-removed-gas-subsidies-for-all-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/misleading-posts-claim-malaysian-government-removed-gas-subsidies-for-all-businesses\/08\/06\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Misleading posts claim Malaysian government &#8216;removed gas subsidies for all businesses&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Malaysia has not completely barred commercial use of subsidised cooking gas, contrary to misleading claims amplified by opposition politicians who accused the government of &#8220;robbing&#8221; citizens. The posts surfaced after authorities launched an operation to curb misappropriation of the subsidies in the commercial and industrial sectors, not households or small businesses. The government said no new policies or regulations for subsidised gas have been implemented.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The government has lost its mind. Gas subsidies for businesses have been removed. Small business owners feel like they cannot raise prices again after multiple cost increases,&#8221; reads a Malay-language <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250603061453\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmsalmanafm%2Fposts%2Fpfbid09sdELNGqYxqzQeyxD3xBDpLdUvBkyRrH8yc6Q3LVknddCNYVMNwSmYJ82GYRLeJHl%3Frdid%3D0Y4rbsH4PoWK7L9q&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> post on June 2, 2025.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screen shot of the false post taken on June 3, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The claims surfaced after the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) announced a five-month\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2025\/04\/18\/ministry-launches-ops-to-fight-cooking-gas-subsidy-fraud\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:operation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">operation<\/a> beginning May 1 to curb the use of subsidised liquified petroleum gas (LPG) by the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as to crack down on illegal decanting activities (archived\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/26WZ-49D8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It also said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.therakyatpost.com\/news\/2025\/05\/30\/no-more-cheap-gas-for-businesses-will-the-public-end-up-paying-more\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:businesses;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">businesses<\/a> will no longer be allowed to use subsidised cooking gas and will need to switch to commercial gas cylinders, which cost three times the price of household cylinders (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/SKH4-VBAD\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The launch of the operation prompted lawmakers to <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250604035412\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F641172605620955&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:claim;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">claim<\/a> it would cause small businesses to increase prices for consumers, with one <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250603041008\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffadhlishaari.rasmi%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02eCFeCEhjtWUNjQw2zEyjtuhFwnoYVQDVMZ1jQGKk8Rr7HeQsVPydd1QWvUMcmCwvl%3Frdid%3DSWggSsVwWX8WOXze&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:opposition;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">opposition<\/a> lawmaker calling it &#8220;robbery&#8221; by the government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Similar <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250603062426\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F2195084260944717&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:claims;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">claims<\/a> were shared elsewhere on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250603062608\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnetizensabahlikers%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0Rq56nYFviVgER49C2Dt2NB6bmsb43BRaecevANCEmfQcHzrrgRwfdkAfnGhDqBmXl%3Frdid%3DvLOnbxkXR7sYHwmF&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, and in a <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250603062009\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/grabfoodklangvalley\/permalink\/1204500791160567\/?rdid=p7smF5fPWa2ra7In\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:group;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">group<\/a> with more than 35,000 members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Users left comments indicating they were misled, with one saying: &#8220;The current government is not helping people but adding to the burden.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another said: &#8220;The government has gone too far.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the operation does not target small businesses.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">No abolishment of subsidies<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">KDPN minister Armizan Mohd Ali refuted the misleading claim in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/general\/news.php?id=2430360\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:statement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">statement<\/a> released via state news agency Bernama on June 3, saying the main purpose of the operation was to combat illegal decanting activities, smuggling of LPG and the use of subsidised gas by large and medium-scale industries (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/4F7F-USFS\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Through this operation, there are no new policies and regulations, let alone cuts and abolishment of LPG subsidies as claimed by certain parties,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Instead, small businesses using less than three cylinders of the subsidised gas a day are allowed to keep using the cheaper product, while larger commercial operations using more than three at any one time would require a permit and cannot purchase subsidised gas, the minister said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Communications Ministry&#8217;s Department of Information issued a similar clarification on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1250440713104878&amp;set=a.411633436985614\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> on May 31 (archived\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250604064327\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto%2F%3Ffbid%3D1250440713104878%26set%3Da.411633436985614&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Penang Hawkers Association chairman Ooi Thean Huat told AFP that small businesses in the northern state typically only need up to three gas cylinders a day, allowing them to use the subsidised 12kg cylinders, which are sold for 26 ringgit ($6 USD).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, Ooi noted that even switching to the unsubsidised cylinders would not lead to price hikes for customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If we use the non-subsidised cylinders, two a day should be enough. There will be no changes to the prices of food because you do get more gas with the commercial cylinders,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/misleading-posts-claim-malaysian-government-030852071.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malaysia has not completely barred commercial use of subsidised cooking gas, contrary to misleading claims amplified by opposition politicians who accused the<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/misleading-posts-claim-malaysian-government-removed-gas-subsidies-for-all-businesses\/08\/06\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/cb896858e5782220f7627ca857820155","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49779"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}