A TEMPORARY curb on foreign motorists buying fuel at Malaysian petrol stations will begin tomorrow, two days later than earlier planned, local media reported yesterday.

"This is to ensure that all parties involved in the implementation of the rules, including traders and users especially foreigners, understand the guidelines,"Domestic Trade Ministry official Iskandar Halim Sulaiman was quoted as saying by Berita Harian.

Malaysia had earlier said filling stations in its towns bordering Singapore and Thailand would be temporarily barred, starting Saturday, from selling fuel to foreign-registered vehicles in a move aimed at curbing the abuse of subsidies. Reuters