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  As Puspakom monopoly ends, over 10 companies have applied for vehicle inspection licence – Loke

  2 January 2025 / 9 comments

  Puspakom’s three-decade vehicle inspection monopoly is over, and more than 10 companies have applied to become its first-ever competitors, a report by The Star says. The English-language daily quoted transport minister Anthony Loke as saying […]

   

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  JPJ eBid: FG number plates up for bidding until Jan 6

  2 January 2025 / 3 comments

  It’s time for the next round of Putrajaya number plates to be up for auction to kick off the new year – the Road Transport Department (JPJ) has announced that the FG series can now […]

   

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  Basikal lajak teens caught in KL roadblock, cops made them do ‘ketuk ketampi’ squats as punishment

  2 January 2025 / 27 comments

  Remember the ‘ketuk ketampi’ punishment from school days? For those who don’t, it’s basically squats with crossed hands pulling the ears, used as a punishment. On new year’s eve, a group of 21 teenagers aged […]

   

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  More than 15,000 vehicles inspected by authorities during various new year’s eve traffic ops nationwide

  2 January 2025 / 3 comments

  With many out and about and making their way around during new year’s eve, it’s no surprise to know that the road transport department (JPJ) and police was too, and not just in Kuala Lumpur. […]

   

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  Jalan Sultan Ismail flooded due to pipe break, disrupting traffic – lane closed, find alternate routes

  2 January 2025 / 3 comments

  The new year hasn’t exactly gotten off to an auspicious start, at least for those trundling back to work in downtown KL this morning. A pipe break on Jalan Sultan Ismail caused a minor flood […]

   

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  Record 1.5mil Rapid KL passengers on New Year’s Eve

  2 January 2025 / 0 comments

  Rapid KL recorded nearly 1.5 million passengers (1.27 million via rail, 207,266 via bus) on New Year’s Eve, its highest ever in a single day and 30% more than its daily average in 2024. “Rapid […]

   

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  KL police issues 92 summonses in New Year’s Day op – fancy plates, no licence most common offences

  2 January 2025 / 1 comment

  Following an early morning operation in Kuala Lumpur on New Year’s Day, 92 traffic summonses were issued for various offences, reports The Star. According to KL traffic investigation and enforcement department chief Asst Comm Mohd […]

   

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  Bank credit and debit cards now accepted at MY-SG Second Link’s Tanjung Kupang toll plaza

  2 January 2025 / 0 comments

  PLUS has announced that the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link’s Tanjung Kupang toll plaza will now be accepting credit and debit cards as payment. The open payment system at this toll plaza will now accept bank cards […]

   

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  Malaysian fuel prices January 2025 week one – RON97 up 3 sen to RM3.28/litre; diesel up 3 sen, RM2.98/litre

  1 January 2025 / 8 comments

  Happy new year to all, and as we enter 2025, a Wednesday means the time for the weekly fuel price update in Malaysia, with the ministry of finance having announced the retail prices of fuels […]

   

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  Mandate maintenance compliance records for diesel subsidies, towards better roadworthiness – experts

  31 December 2024 / 3 comments

  In the wake of the December 23 PLUS Ayer Keroh crash that claimed seven lives, among the preventive measures proposed is for the government to make periodic vehicle maintenance compliance records a prerequisite for the […]

   

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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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