Perak Domestic Trade Ministry receives 25 complaints over suspected RON95 contamination, water in tanks suspected

IPOH, Nov 1 — The Perak branch of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) received 25 complaints last month over suspected RON95 petrol contamination, believed to have been caused by water in fuel storage tanks.

Its director, Datuk Kamalludin Ismail, said the complaints came from five districts, namely Kinta, Kuala Kangsar, Taiping, Parit Buntar and Manjung.

He said the department had conducted inspections and monitoring following the complaints and collected samples of the petrol for analysis by the Department of Chemistry Malaysia.

“As of now, we have yet to receive the results from the Department of Chemistry. We will await the findings before deciding on further action,” he told reporters after flagging off about 1,200 participants in the Pink 5KM and Purple Fun Run 2026 organised by Perak Community Specialist Hospital (PCSH) here today.

Kamalludin said the complaints received so far involved only RON95 petrol, with no reports concerning diesel or RON97.

He advised affected consumers to retain relevant documents and evidence to support claims through the Tribunal for Consumer Claims Malaysia (TTPM) or the civil courts.

Recently, several social media posts went viral, with users alleging that RON95 petrol suspected of being contaminated with water had damaged their vehicles.

Meanwhile, PCSH president Datuk Lee Hau Hian said the running event, organised in collaboration with Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun and the Perak branch of the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society, aimed to raise awareness of breast and gynaecological cancers.

He said the event was part of PCSH’s Beyond Pink 2026 — Prevention Can Save Her campaign, which highlights the importance of cancer prevention, early detection and public awareness.

Lee said participants also stood a chance of winning lucky draw prizes worth a total of RM10,000, sponsored by various parties.

He added that RM5 from each participant’s registration fee would be donated to several orphanages, care centres for persons with disabilities and homes for the elderly in Perak. — Bernama

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怡保，11月1日讯——霹雳州国内贸易及生活成本部（KPDN）上个月收到25起关于RON95汽油疑似受到污染的投诉，据信污染是由燃料储存罐中的水造成的。

该委员会主任拿督卡玛鲁丁依斯迈表示，投诉来自五个地区，即近打、瓜拉江沙、太平、巴里文打和曼绒。

他说，接到投诉后，该部门进行了检查和监测，并采集了汽油样本送交马来西亚化学部进行分析。

“截至目前，我们尚未收到化学系的检测结果。我们将等待检测结果，然后再决定采取进一步行动。”他在今天为霹雳社区专科医院（PCSH）组织的2026年粉红5公里跑和紫色趣味跑的约1200名参赛者鸣枪发令后告诉记者。

卡马鲁丁表示，目前收到的投诉仅涉及 RON95 汽油，没有关于柴油或 RON97 汽油的报告。

他建议受影响的消费者保留相关文件和证据，以便通过马来西亚消费者索赔法庭 (TTPM) 或民事法庭提出索赔。

最近，一些社交媒体帖子在网上疯传，用户声称疑似被水污染的 RON95 汽油损坏了他们的车辆。

与此同时，PCSH主席拿督李浩贤表示，此次跑步活动由拉惹拜浓王后医院和霹雳州妇产科学会分会联合举办，旨在提高人们对乳腺癌和妇科癌症的认识。

他表示，此次活动是 PCSH 的“超越粉红 2026——预防可以拯救她”活动的一部分，该活动旨在强调癌症预防、早期发现和公众意识的重要性。

李表示，参与者还有机会赢得由各方赞助的总价值10000令吉的幸运抽奖奖品。

他还补充说，每位参与者报名费中的5令吉将捐赠给霹雳州的几家孤儿院、残疾人护理中心和养老院。——马新社

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