A man has claimed that he was denied service at a car wash in Johor Bahru (JB), with an employee allegedly stating that it only served Singaporean cars.
In a post made on Threads last Friday (25 July), the netizen stated that the establishment was located in Taman Abad, an estate near the Causeway, where the popular KSL City Mall is situated.
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According to the exchange, the man had requested that his vehicle be washed inside and out.
But he was allegedly told by a worker that the car wash was for “Singaporean car only”.
Source: prince_amusz on Threads
Shocked, he pointed out that they were in Malaysia, not Singapore, and was told to ask his boss.
The boss showed up and apologised, telling the man that all their slots for the day had been booked as all the Singapore cars had entered Malaysia.
When asked whether the migrant workers only washed Singaporean cars, the boss apologised again, allegedly saying that their customers were mainly from Singapore.
Netizens were surprised and outraged in the comments, with one asking the original poster to name the business so that it can be given one-star reviews.
Source: Threads
Another professed to be not surprised, quipping that JB was “Woodlands North”.
Source: Threads
Singaporeans in the comments were also horrified, saying that most of them were unaware of the alleged discrimination and stating that priority should go to Malaysians.
Source: Threads
Another Singaporean urged him to bring the matter to the attention of the Malaysian authorities.
Source: Threads
A Johor government official was resolute when asked about the matter on Sunday (27 July) during a property expo in JB, reported The New Straits Times (NST).
Mr Mohd Jafni Md Shukor, the chairman of Johor’s housing and local government committee, warned the car wash that he would instruct the local council to cancel its licence.
Source: Mohd Jafni Md Shukor on Facebook
Any business in Johor that doesn’t prioritise the people of Johor and only thinks about making huge profits will get its licence revoked, he said.
He will instruct the local councils to investigate the matter and take firm action if the practice continues, he added, reminding business operators “not to focus solely on making money by prioritising foreigners”.
While he understood that businesses want to maximise profits, they must also have corporate social responsibility, he noted.
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