Tuesday June 24, 2008 MYT 5:27:26 PM

Rumours spark petrol panic in Sabah


KOTA KINABALU:
Petrol kiosks were jammed with motorists as panic-buying of fuel was
seen throughout Sabah over rumours of petrol kiosks closing down for
three days. The panic was triggered by rumours that petrol kiosk
will shut down from Wednesday because protesting kiosk dealers
nationwide were demanding higher commissions following the recent fuel
hike. Officials from Shell Malaysia and the Sabah Petroleum
Dealers Association stressed that there was no truth to the rumour, and
urged people not to resort to panic buying.

"We were told that petrol kiosks were going to close for three days. I rushed from my
office to fill my tank,” said motorist Abdul Rashmin Salleh, who said
there were also rumours of further price hikes. Despite being assured that there was
no shutdown or fuel hikes, one motorist said that he was not taking the risk.
Most petrol kiosk and roads approaching them were jammed as people waited in
long queues to get their tanks filled up; traffic in the city centre came to a standstill during the office rush hour.

In some areas like interior Keningau, queues were as long as 2km, while kiosks ran out of supply.
"Shell retail stations nationwide continue with normal operating hours,” a Sabah
Shell spokesman said in a statement.

Info: http://www.thestaronline.com/news/story.asp?file=/2008/6/24/nation/20080624172657&sec=nation

Thanks for the info bro...walau apapun, saya termasuk juga dalam senarai yg rushing tu..heheheh...mana tau betul2..bini mau beranak lagi ni, nanti inda sampai p likas..hehehehehe..

Penutupan stesen minyak di Sabah hanya khabar angin: Shahrir

KUALA LUMPUR: Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna, Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad hari ini menafikan khabar angin kononnya stesen minyak di Sabah akan ditutup selama beberapa hari sebagai tanda bantahan berikutan ketidakpuasan hati pengusaha stesen minyak terhadap komisen yang diterima mereka.

Beliau berkata, khabar angin itu diterima dan dimaklumkan kepadanya hari ini selepas pembelian panik secara besar-besaran oleh orang ramai di Sabah kerana bimbangkan stesen minyak di negeri itu akan ditutup selama tiga hari.

“Itu hanya khabar angin. Bagaimanapun, kita (kementerian) bagi jaminan bahawa Petronas akan membuka operasinya seperti biasa dan ia mampu memenuhi keperluan rakyat di sana.

“Jika ini berlaku, ia adalah disebabkan tuntutan menaikkan komisen minyak yang diminta tidak dinaikkan dan perkara itu (komisen minyak) akan dibincang bersama dengan Kementerian Kewangan nanti,” katanya kepada pemberita di lobi Parlimen hari ini.

Beliau berkata khabar angin yang diterima itu membabitkan stesen minyak di Kota Kinabalu, Tawau dan Sandakan. - Bernama

ya bah ... aku pun ikut jua rushing2 beli minyak .. memandangkan nih hanyalah rumor tp kengkadang suma maklumat sebaran SMS nih betul juga

ui na msa ni d kningau pjg lebih 2km oooo...dr durok smpai mn 2, adeiiii pjg msa 2...nasib gna motor....