Talk to state govt on road fee plan, deputy minister tells Genting
Genting Malaysia’s plan to impose charges on vehicles using its private road to Genting Highlands requires more negotiations with the state government, says deputy works minister Ahmad Maslan.
Ahmad said Genting cannot make the decision unilaterally because it would affect residents, workers, landowners and visitors who do not use its entertainment facilities.
“I think this matter also needs to be discussed between them (Genting Malaysia and the state government).
“We have the Aminuddin Baki Institute there and users of Jalan Batang Kali treat it as a public route. I don’t think they should be charged,” he said in his winding-up speech on the Supply (Budget) Bill 2026 at the committee stage in the Dewan Rakyat.
Ahmad was responding to a question from Young Syefura Othman (PH-Bentong) on Genting Malaysia’s…
