Hasbi Habibollah

LIMBANG: Limbang MP Hasbi Habibollah urged the Transport Ministry to intervene and view seriously summonses imposed by Brunei authorities on Malaysian vehicles with tinted glass, especially in Sarawak and Sabah.

He said the issue became a dilemma, especially for the people in Limbang and Lawas who had been travelling to and from Miri.

“I have voiced this problem in the last Parliamentary debate session to the Transport Ministry so Malaysian cars crossing neighbouring Brunei are not subjected to their law,” he told the media yesterday.

Hasbi said tinted glass for vehicle is allowed in Malaysia as long as it is within the specified visible light transmission (VLT) rate of 70 percent for the windshield, 50 percent for front left and right windows, and 30 percent for rear windows

“However these rules are not allowed in Brunei and we respect their laws. We want relaxation of regulations that should only apply to Brunei registered vehicles as Malaysia has her laws on the matter,” he stressed.

He also called on the Ministry of Transport, Malaysia to include the matters in the bilateral negotiations as a topic of discussion.

According to Hasbi, Sarawakians, especially in northern Sarawak travelling in their vehicles when passing the neighbouring country, had to pay a summons of RM180 to law enforcement authorities for an offence concerning tinted glasses.