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Borneo Post
22-05-2025
- Borneo Post
Ba Kelalan trader pleads guilty to dealing in LPG cylinders without licence, fined RM10,000
committed the offence at a premises in Kampung Punang Kelalan, near the international border in Ba Kelalan, at 1.30pm on April 22 this year. – Stock photo MIRI (May 22): A trader was today fined RM10,000 in default 10 months in jail by the Limbang Sessions Court for dealing in subsidised gas cylinders without a licence. Dison Sakai, 55, from Ba Kelalan pleaded guilty before Judge Monica Linsua to a charge under Section 20(8) of the Distribution of Gas Ordinance (DGO) 2016, which provides a fine of between RM10,000 and RM100,000 or imprisonment for two years, or both, upon conviction. According to the facts of the case, the accused was caught attempting to transport 30 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders out of Sarawak without a valid licence. He committed the offence at a premises in Kampung Punang Kelalan, near the international border in Ba Kelalan, at 1.30pm on April 22 this year. Investigations revealed Dison was running a retail LPG business using a business licence issued by the Lawas District Office, without obtaining a licence from the Director of Gas Distribution Sarawak as required by law. In mitigation, Dison's lawyers Eunice Ding and Joshua Baru pleaded for a lenient sentence as this was their client's first offence, and that he would apply for the necessary licence in accordance with the DGO 2016. The prosecution, led by deputy public prosecutor Ronald Felix Hardin and prosecuting officers Paddril Peter and Luqman Hakim from the State Security and Enforcement Unit (UKPS), had earlier argued that the accused's act of selling LPG to foreign parties could undermine the regulation of Sarawak's oil and gas industry. Also present during the proceedings were officers from the UKPS and the Ministry of Utility and Telecommunication. ba kelalan fine licence subsidised LPG cylinders
The Star
22-05-2025
- The Star
Man fined RM10,000 for illegal taking subsidised LPG out of Sarawak
LAWAS: A 55-year-old man from Ba'kelalan has been fined RM10,000, in default 10 months' imprisonment, for illegally attempting to transport subsidised liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) out of Sarawak. Dison Sakai pleaded guilty before the Limbang Sessions Court on Thursday (May 22) to an amended charge under Section 20(8) of the Distribution of Gas Ordinance 2016. The offence was committed on April 22 at around 1:30pm at a premises in Kampung Punang Kelalan, near the international border in Ba'kelalan. Dison was caught attempting to transport 30 cylinders of subsidised 14kg LPG without a licence issued by the Gas Supply Sarawak director. He had been operating the business using only a general trading licence issued by the Lawas district office. Defence counsels Eunice Ding and Joshua Baru told the court that this was their client's first offence and that he was remorseful. He had also expressed commitment to apply for the necessary licences in compliance with the ordinance, noting that the issuance of such licences had previously been under the purview of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry. Deputy public prosecutor Ronald Felix Hardin submitted that Dison's actions had undermined Sarawak's regulatory control over its oil and gas industry, particularly with the sale of subsidised LPG to foreign nationals. Several enforcement officers from the Sarawak Premier Department and the Sarawak Utility and Telecommunication Ministry were present during the court proceedings. Judge Monica Linsua imposed the sentence after considering public interest factors. Dison paid the fine. Separately at the same court, Judge Monica also granted an application for the disposal of four seized LPG cylinders. The application, filed by the Utility and Telecommunication Ministry Sarawak under Section 23A of the Distribution of Gas Ordinance 2016, was in relation to cylinders confiscated on 22 April 22 near the Ba'kelalan border. No claims had been made for the items since the seizure. Earlier this year, reports emerged of subsidised LPG being sold for as much as RM90 in Sarawak's highlands and up to RM150 across the border.
