Malaysia: Government to roll out facial recognition system for fishermen to buy subsidised diesel

Malaysia: Government to roll out facial recognition system for fishermen to buy subsidised diesel

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Fishermen in Malaysia will soon be required to use facial recognition technology to buy government-subsidised diesel as part of a new security system to prevent subsidy misappropriation, according to the Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said  . The system, under development by the Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM), is expected to be operational by September 2025. The new system aims to enhance security at sales centres and will be integrated with handheld devices used by Fishermen's Associations at Subsidised Diesel Sales Centres (PJD) in the retail sale of diesel. Currently, 70 million litres of subsidised diesel are allocated monthly, and in 2024, 10,449 vessel owners used a total of 680.3 million litres. He added that regular monitoring is conducted by LKIM on the use of subsidised diesel through shared fishing vessel data with enforcement agencies.

Source: News Strait Times

 


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