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  Puspakom has no power to stop commercial vehicles from using “cosmetic agents” to help pass inspections

  31 December 2024 / 21 comments

  Increased enforcement activity against commercial vehicles of late has unearthed enough cases of non-compliance, with poor condition tyres one of the recurring issues. Given that such vehicles need to undergo regular inspections, shouldn’t these be […]

   

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  Two Puspakom employees to provide statements to JPJ following Op Mengejut Puspakom surprise checks

  31 December 2024 / 12 comments

  Vehicle inspection services provided Puspakom has confirmed that two of its staff from its Wangsa Maju branch have been summoned to provide statements to the road transport department (JPJ), the New Straits Times reports. This […]

   

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  Floods, landslides cause road closures in Kelantan

  30 December 2024 / 11 comments

  The end of the year hasn’t exactly treated the East Coast very well, with floods displacing residents and causing untold destruction across several states in late November. Disaster has struck again in the closing days […]

   

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  Op Mengejut Puspakom conducted by JPJ to ensure vehicles inspected comply with required standards

  30 December 2024 / 12 comments

  The road transport department (JPJ) conducted Op Mengejut Puspakom nationwide today, December 30 to ensure that vehicles inspected at Puspakom inspection centres comply with required standards, Bernama has reported. The operation was carried out without […]

   

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  805,000 new cars expected to be sold in Malaysia in 2025, hybrids to be included in national EV targets?

  30 December 2024 / 6 comments

  Theophilus Chin’s idea of what Perodua’s first production EV could look like CIMB Securities and Maybank Investment Bank Research predicted 755,000 and 750,000 units respectively (lower than the record 800,000 units expected this year), but […]

   

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  Authorities considering closure of key section of Jalan Bukit Bintang to traffic in a bid to ease congestion

  30 December 2024 / 11 comments

  In a bid to reduce traffic congestion in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle, authorities are said to be considering closing a key section of Jalan Bukit Bintang, the New Straits Times reports. The […]

   

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  JPJ issued 5,306 notices in five-day special technical raid operation on commercial, public service vehicles

  30 December 2024 / 4 comments

  The road transport department (JPJ) has held a special technical raid operation focused on commercial and public service vehicles, held over five days and which had concluded on Sunday, reported Bernama. The operation saw 5,306 […]

   

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  Electricity base tariff to go up by 14% from July 2025

  27 December 2024 / 24 comments

  The base electricity tariff in Peninsular Malaysia will be raised from the current 39.95 sen/kWh to 45.62 sen/kWh (+14.2%) come July 2025, along with a new tariff schedule, The Star reports. This change is part […]

   

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  Proton eMas 7 EV – over 2,500 bookings collected

  27 December 2024 / 8 comments

  Proton New Energy Technology (Pro-Net) has announced that the Proton eMas 7 EV, which was officially launched on December 16, has achieved over 2,500 bookings so far. The all-electric SUV is available in two variant […]

   

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  Use advanced monitoring tech, including tyre pressure monitoring, telematics in heavy vehicles: NIOSH

  27 December 2024 / 11 comments

  The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has called for the implementing of advanced monitoring technology in heavy vehicles, reported the New Straits Times, after a three-vehicle crash on the North-South Expressway claimed […]

   

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  Lorry operators association calls for stricter penalties on drivers, companies failing to ensure vehicle safety

  26 December 2024 / 8 comments

  You often hear the calls for stricter penalties to be imposed on lorry drivers or transport companies found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of their vehicles, most notably after a spate of incidents, […]

   

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  JPJ to impound, forfeit non-compliant commercial vehicles in nationwide ‘Gempur Teknikal’ Special Ops

  26 December 2024 / 10 comments

  The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will impound and forfeit commercial vehicles found to be in contravention of the Land Public Transport Act 2010 (Act 715) through the nationwide ‘Gempur Teknikal’ Special Ops. It said in […]

   

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  JPJ investigating, auditing Ayer Keroh crash – 2025 will be “year of enforcement, with zero tolerance”

  26 December 2024 / 15 comments

  Following transport minister Anthony Loke’s order on Christmas Eve, the Road Transport Department (JPJ) is investigating and auditing the vehicle companies involved in the fatal North-South Highway (PLUS) accident on the night of December 23. […]

   

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  Sharing videos of traffic offences on social media should not be encouraged – Bukit Aman JSPT

  26 December 2024 / 20 comments

  As video clips of alleged road traffic offences are increasingly captured on video and shared on social media platforms, the proliferation of videos of this nature have led to ‘trial by social media’, and should […]

   

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  JPJ issues summonses to 25 express and tour buses for not having a 2nd driver during special Penang op

  26 December 2024 / 3 comments

  As a result of not having a second driver, the road transport department issued summonses to 25 express and tour buses during a special operation at three toll plazas in Penang. For trips exceeding 300 […]

   

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