KUALA LUMPUR: The Works Ministry has not received any official application from Genting Malaysia Bhd regarding toll collection or new charges for access to its privately-owned areas.
“I have not received any proposal from Genting,” Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi (pic) told the media after launching the Board of Architects Malaysia Townhall 2.0 event here yesterday.
On the statement made by his deputy Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan in Parliament on Monday, suggesting that the term “entry charge” be used as an alternative to toll to avoid public confusion, Nanta said he agrees with this proposal.
“I agree with his suggestion because the term ‘toll’ can be confusing. We are used to toll being associated with highways. So, I think the term ‘entry charge’ is easier to understand,” he said, Bernama reported.
Earlier, Genting Malaysia confirmed that it would impose a charge on vehicles entering the Genting Highlands road, with the implementation date to be announced later.
Ahmad had urged Genting to ensure fairness by only charging vehicles entering for leisure purposes and exempting those going to work in the highlands.
