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  7,000 police personnel deployed for 2025 Ops Selamat

  24 March 2025 / 1 comment

  With the Hari Raya exodus beginning in a week, police will deploy 6,957 personnel throughout Malaysia. Op Selamat 24, in conjunction with this year’s Hari Raya Aidilfitri, will run from March 29 to April 3, […]

   

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  JPJ inspects more than 500 express buses ahead of Hari Raya – operations to continue until April 8

  24 March 2025 / 2 comments

  The transport ministry says the road transport department (JPJ) inspected more than 500 express buses in a week-long operation that began on March 16, and issued 11 of the inspected buses with non-roadworthy notices, prohibiting […]

   

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  2025 Honda Accord gets Honda Sensing 360+ in Japan – first mass-market Honda with “hands-off” driving

  24 March 2025 / 2 comments

  Honda may not be the first company that comes to mind when you think of autonomous driving, but the Japanese carmaker has quietly become a leader in the segment, being the first to introduce Level […]

   

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  Op Selamat 24 to bring greater police presence on highways from March 29 to April 3 – JSPT director

  24 March 2025 / 0 comments

  Highways nationwide will see increased police presence during Op Selamat 24 from March 29 for the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations this year, with nearly 7,000 police personnel to be on duty at this time, […]

   

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  Two additional ETS sets to arrive from China in April, be operational in August after completing trials: Loke

  24 March 2025 / 0 comments

  An additional two Electric Train Service (ETS) sets are expected to arrive in Malaysia in April, and be operational by August this year after completing the necessary trials, Bernama has reported. “Two trains from China […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz Malaysia issues statement on 2023 EV fire – external damage to battery was primary cause

  22 March 2025 / 20 comments

  At the start of January 2024, it was reported that a Mercedes-Benz EQB was consumed by fire while charging at a dealership in Johor on new year’s eve, with no injuries occuring in the incident. […]

   

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  RON95 petrol: two-tier pricing better than cash aid, to ensure subsidy reaches eligible groups – economists

  21 March 2025 / 14 comments

  Economists have voiced support for a two-tier pricing mechanism for the upcoming RON 95 petrol targeted subsidy, saying that the method is better than cash assistance, Free Malaysia Today has reported. “A well-structured two-tiered pricing […]

   

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  Risk of EV fires remains low in Malaysia, says Bomba

  21 March 2025 / 11 comments

  The Malaysian fire and rescue department (Bomba) says that the public need not be concerned about the risk of electric vehicle (EV) fires, as these are rare and the country has yet to record any […]

   

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  Road maintenance involving lane closures halted during Hari Raya, except for emergencies – Nanta

  21 March 2025 / 1 comment

  All road maintenance work that requires lane closures on highways will be halted from March 24 to April 7 this year for the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations, works minister Alexander Nanta Linggi has said, according […]

   

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  Defer non-essential travel to Johor this weekend; heavy rain, long queue at checkpoints – SG’s ICA

  21 March 2025 / 1 comment

  Defer non-essential travel to Johor this weekend. That’s the advise from Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), issued today. The reason is very heavy traffic expected at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints, made worse by […]

   

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  MIROS introduces FitSURE, a guide detailing the compatibility of child seats with various car models

  21 March 2025 / 2 comments

  Back in 2019, the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) issued an advisory on ensuring the use of suitable child seats, or child restraint systems (CRS), corresponding to the height and weight of the […]

   

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  Government to announce Hari Raya toll discount soon

  21 March 2025 / 6 comments

  Works minister Alexander Nanta Linggi has said the government will soon make an announcement regarding the 50% toll discount in conjunction with the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration. He added that the discount would mirror […]

   

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  BMW 3 Series driver seen in viral video sideswiping motorcyclist after overtaking in a dangerous manner

  21 March 2025 / 12 comments

  A driver of a BMW 3 Series sideswiped a motorcyclist after overtaking other cars in a dangerous manner, with the entire incident being captured in a dashcam video that has gone viral on social media. […]

   

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  JPJ to enforce road ban on goods-carrying vehicles for Hari Raya – speed limit on federal roads reduced

  21 March 2025 / 0 comments

  The transport ministry has reiterated that authorities will enforce a nationwide road ban on goods-carrying vehicles for four days spanning the peak travel period during the upcoming Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive season. During the period, […]

   

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  JPJ eBid: ANX and BSG number plates up for bidding

  21 March 2025 / 0 comments

  JPJ has announced that ANX and BSG are the next number plate series to go up for bidding on its online auction platform, JPJ eBid. Perak’s latest running number series is ‘ANX’, and it opened […]

   

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