KUCHING, Jan. 21 -- Five subsidiaries of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) are jointly seeking leave from the Kuching High Court to apply for a judicial review against the imposition of penalties totalling RM120 million by the Sarawak Gas Distribution Director and Sarawak Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications, Datuk Seri Julaihi Narawi.

The judicial review applicants appeared before Judge Dean Wayne Daly today for the first hearing of the leave application.

Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd, Malaysia LNG Dua Sdn Bhd, Malaysia LNG Tiga Sdn Bhd, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd and Petronas LNG 9 Sdn Bhd had been penalised for failing to apply for licences to operate in Sarawak, a requirement under Section 7 of the Distribution of Gas Ordinance (DG...