Publish PostHaih, barely a month and 5 posts ago since the government decided to increase the petrol price, e-mails telling people petrol stations are closing down for 3 days spread like wildfire again today.
The kiosk dealers, or more generally the Petrol Dealers Association, is really pissed off with the price hike and want to get an increased commission from sales and decided to go on strike for 3 days just to show how serious they are with the matter. Fortunately, the official news (click here) states that it is just rumors and people should avoid panic buying but it failed to calm down another panic mob driving to petrol stations to get their tanks filled before the stations close down.
But is it a rumor? The thing is there were "noises" of the dealers who wanna go on strike right after the government supers-sized the fuel price. Consumers tend to think when price go up the kiosk dealers earn a bonanza of RMRMRM, but in reality they suffer as well since the margin of commission remained the same, meaning the profit they earned after the price increment is slashed down by a few hundred to thousands of RM (depending on their sales).
It was planned to be on the 26th, but sadly the Sabahan stations threaten to close earlier today on 24th, and like wildfire SMSes, e-mails, calls and blogs went blazing around the nation warning other Malaysians of the impending doom.
But again, it was rumored that this rumor is just a rumor. This very evening the Petrol Dealers Association and the ministry were rumored to have a meeting to avoid the strike. No one credible was around to verify this claim.
For now let's just wait till tomorrow and see what happens. For now you guys can just go around reading other relevant blogs and news network and see how things develop:
A KK Blogger's first hand experience
Bernama.com
Bernama.com - Updated 25th June
Lowyat.NET
Or just Google petrol station strike or kiosk dealer strike (anywhere around 24th June) and you'll find more follow ups. Things are getting more and more exciting in Boleh Land...
The kiosk dealers, or more generally the Petrol Dealers Association, is really pissed off with the price hike and want to get an increased commission from sales and decided to go on strike for 3 days just to show how serious they are with the matter. Fortunately, the official news (click here) states that it is just rumors and people should avoid panic buying but it failed to calm down another panic mob driving to petrol stations to get their tanks filled before the stations close down.
But is it a rumor? The thing is there were "noises" of the dealers who wanna go on strike right after the government supers-sized the fuel price. Consumers tend to think when price go up the kiosk dealers earn a bonanza of RMRMRM, but in reality they suffer as well since the margin of commission remained the same, meaning the profit they earned after the price increment is slashed down by a few hundred to thousands of RM (depending on their sales).
It was planned to be on the 26th, but sadly the Sabahan stations threaten to close earlier today on 24th, and like wildfire SMSes, e-mails, calls and blogs went blazing around the nation warning other Malaysians of the impending doom.
But again, it was rumored that this rumor is just a rumor. This very evening the Petrol Dealers Association and the ministry were rumored to have a meeting to avoid the strike. No one credible was around to verify this claim.
For now let's just wait till tomorrow and see what happens. For now you guys can just go around reading other relevant blogs and news network and see how things develop:
A KK Blogger's first hand experience
Bernama.com
Bernama.com - Updated 25th June
Lowyat.NET
Or just Google petrol station strike or kiosk dealer strike (anywhere around 24th June) and you'll find more follow ups. Things are getting more and more exciting in Boleh Land...
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