Sarawak govt absorbs yellow cylinder payment, restores normal LPG sales

Ling posing with several yellow cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas.

SIBU, Dec 20: The Sarawak government has decided to absorb the payment for yellow cylinders, bringing an end to the recent controversy and allowing liquefied natural gas (LPG) sales to return to normal, announced Sibu MP Oscar Ling.

Ling expressed relief that the yellow cylinder issue has been resolved, allowing people to purchase gas through gas trucks and grocery stores.

He added that most individuals have also received their yellow cylinders.

However, Ling emphasised that such an issue should not have occurred in the first place.

“Regarding the yellow barrel gas incident, the Sarawak government should have made such arrangements a long time ago, and should not have created a chaotic situation in the market and caused public dissatisfaction,” he stressed.

The yellow cylinder issue arose when owners of yellow cylinders couldn’t exchange them for red ones, as dealers and distributors were refusing to accept them to avoid incurring a loss of RM200 for each yellow cylinder.

On Nov 21, Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications Datuk Seri Julaihi Narawi announced in the Sarawak Legislative Assembly that the state government had decided not to renew the LPG distribution license of MyGaz, giving Petros Niaga control of 100% of the LPG market from Dec 1.

Ling added that his service center would organise a special subsidised gas activity at the Tun Zaidi Outdoor Sports Field on Dec 23 from 7.30am to 10.30am, with a total of 500 barrels available. — DayakDaily