‘Pay immediately’: Loke demands MYEG, Zetrix AI settle RM314m arrears

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook has called for MYEG and Zetrix AI Berhad to immediately settle RM314 million in outstanding government revenue.

This amount represents government funds collected since May that have not been transferred to the Ministry of Transport.

Despite engagements and multiple reminders, the companies failed to transfer the sum, leading to the suspension of their payment services until the arrears are cleared.

The Ministry and JPJ are prepared to pursue legal action to recover the outstanding amount, ensuring that public services remain unaffected through alternative payment channels.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 5 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook today demanded that MYEG and Zetrix AI Berhad immediately settle RM314 million in outstanding government revenue, saying the money collected does not belong to the companies.

He said the outstanding amount involved revenue collected by My E.G. Sdn Bhd (MYEG) and Zetrix AI Berhad, formerly known as My E.G. Services Berhad, that had yet to be transferred to the Ministry of Transport’s Main Revenue Account.

“The deadline is immediately,” he told a press conference at the ministry here when asked when the companies were required to settle the outstanding amount.

Loke said the RM314 million in arrears had accumulated since May this year, rejecting reports that the amount had been outstanding for three years.

“Three years is not accurate. These arrears started in May this year, just a few months ago.

“Before May, there had been arrears from time to time. After we issued reminder notices, they would pay the outstanding amount.

“But the RM314 million in unpaid arrears has been outstanding since May this year, just a few months ago, not three years,” he said.

Loke said the ministry and the Road Transport Department (JPJ) had held four engagement sessions since May with relevant stakeholders, including the Finance Ministry, and issued 35 reminder notices to the companies.

He said the companies had, on August 21, submitted a cheque dated September 30 for RM231 million to settle the arrears at that time.

However, the bank did not process the cheque when it was presented on September 30, following instructions from the company, he said.

As a result, MOT and JPJ suspended payment services through MYEG and Zetrix AI from today.

Loke said the suspension would remain until the companies paid the entire outstanding amount, after which the government would consider whether to resume the services.

“There should not be any reason. They are supposed to collect the payments and then pay the money, so they have to pay it.

“We have repeatedly given them many opportunities. We have issued numerous reminder notices and held several meetings over the past few months.

“They are merely collection agents. The money does not belong to them; it all belongs to the people who made the payments,” he said.

He added that MOT and JPJ would take appropriate legal action to recover the full amount of outstanding government revenue from MYEG.

Loke said the suspension would not affect the delivery of JPJ services, as the public could continue to make payments through alternative channels, including the MyJPJ application, JPJ Public Portal, counters and kiosks.

He said JPJ would also provide Mobile JPJ Counters at Kompleks Sultan Abu Bakar and Bangunan Sultan Iskandar in Johor from 8am to 10pm for summons payments involving non-Malaysians at the Malaysia-Singapore border entry points.

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交通部长陆兆福呼吁马来西亚国际电力公司（MYEG）和Zetrix AI Berhad立即结清拖欠政府税款的3.14亿令吉。

该金额为自五月以来收取但尚未转入交通部的政府资金。

尽管多次沟通和催促，这些公司仍未能转账，导致其支付服务被暂停，直至欠款结清。

该部和陆路交通局已准备好采取法律行动追回欠款，并通过其他支付渠道确保公共服务不受影响。

布城，10月5日讯——交通部长陆兆福今日要求MYEG和Zetrix AI Berhad立即结清拖欠的3.14亿令吉政府税款，并表示这些款项不属于这两家公司。

他表示，未结款项涉及 My EG Sdn Bhd (MYEG) 和 Zetrix AI Berhad（前身为 My EG Services Berhad）收取的收入，这些收入尚未转入交通部的主要收入账户。

当被问及这些公司何时需要结清未偿款项时，他在该部委举行的新闻发布会上表示：“最后期限是立即。”

陆兆福表示，这3.14亿令吉的欠款是今年5月以来累积的，否认了有关这笔款项已拖欠三年的报道。

“三年时间并不准确。这些欠款是从今年五月开始的，也就是几个月前。”

“在五月份之前，他们偶尔会拖欠款项。在我们发出催款通知后，他们会支付欠款。”

“但是，这3.14亿令吉的未付欠款是从今年5月开始拖欠的，也就是几个月前，而不是三年前，”他说。

陆兆福表示，自5月以来，交通部和陆路交通局（JPJ）已与包括财政部在内的相关利益攸关方举行了四次磋商会议，并向相关公司发出了35份催告通知。

他说，这些公司于 8 月 21 日提交了一张日期为 9 月 30 日的 2.31 亿令吉支票，以结清当时的欠款。

他说，但银行在9月30日按照公司指示处理了这张支票，并没有进行处理。

因此，交通部和陆路交通局从今天起暂停通过 MYEG 和 Zetrix AI 提供的支付服务。

陆兆福表示，暂停服务将持续到相关公司付清所有欠款后，之后政府将考虑是否恢复服务。

“不应该有任何理由。他们应该先收取款项，然后再支付，所以他们必须支付。”

“我们已经多次给予他们很多机会。在过去的几个月里，我们发出了无数次催告通知，并举行了多次会议。”

“他们只是收款代理人。这些钱不属于他们；它们都属于付款人，”他说。

他还补充说，交通部和陆路交通局将采取适当的法律行动，向MYEG追回全部未缴政府税款。

陆兆福表示，暂停缴费不会影响陆路交通局（JPJ）的服务提供，公众可以继续通过其他渠道缴费，包括MyJPJ应用程序、JPJ公共门户网站、柜台和自助缴费机。

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