Sarawak tells Petronas to pay 5% sales tax or else

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan speaking to reporters after opening the Forest Department's forest talk in Kuching. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / THE STAR

KUCHING: Sarawak says Petronas must comply with the state's laws and pay the 5% state sales tax on petroleum products.

Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the state government had made its stand clear on the matter.