Malaysian police have arrested a Singaporean man suspected of being involved in an altercation with a Grab food delivery rider at a petrol station that was captured on a viral video in June. The man was arrested on Thursday at 2.30pm at the Iskandar Puteri district police...
was widely shared on social media.
It was reported that the incident occurred as the rider had reprimanded the duo for buying subsidised RON95 petrol from a Caltex petrol station in the Sunway City Iskandar township, and filling it up in a container.Motorists with foreign-registered vehicles, regardless of nationality, are allowed to buy the unsubsidised RON97 petrol, but directly into their vehicles’ fuel tanks apart from exceptional circumstances.
Malaysian police later said there was no proof that the two Singaporeans bought the highly subsidised RON95 fuel, but they were looking for the two men. Following the exposure of the clip, the rider was suspended by Grab Malaysia. Social media users then spoke up for the rider, saying they will boycott Grab and uninstall the mobile app.Get The New Paper on your phone with the free TNP app. Download from the
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