Genting Malaysia Bhd confirmed on Nov 13 that a road charge will be levied on vehicles entering Genting Highlands through the 24km-long private road.
KUALA LUMPUR: 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 plan to charge vehicles entering Jalan Genting Highlands.
When announcing its plan, Genting said the charge was necessary because of the rising cost of maintaining the 24km private road, which the company has borne since the 1960s.
Ahmad also said that calling the fee a “toll” is misleading, as the road is not part of the 33 existing toll concessions.
He said the road is privately owned and the federal government was not involved in its construction. It falls under the jurisdiction of the state government and local authorities.
He also warned that high charges could affect Genting Highlands’ tourism, as visitors may opt for destinations without paying such fees.
“If they set a high price, fewer tourists will come. That’s the risk they have to take. Tourists will go elsewhere where there is no fee or where the road is not private,” he said.
