Foreign vehicles from S’pore will need VEP RFID tag to enter M’sia from Oct 1

PUTRAJAYA: From Oct 1, 2024, all foreign-registered vehicles entering Malaysia from Singapore will be required to use a Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) RFID tag, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister says the RFID tag will cost RM10 for five years. He said this would apply to the entry points at both the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration...

KKB polls: Why wait to file an election petition if you have proof of wrongdoing, Loke tells opposition

HULU SELANGOR: The opposition should file an election petition immediately if it has proof of offences being committed in the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election campaign, says Anthony Loke. "Why does Perikatan Nasional want to wait until after the election to file a petition?" the DAP secretary-general said after attending an event at a driving school here...

Expect EV road tax rate to be announced next month, says Loke

KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry is in the final stage of reviewing the road tax rate structure for electric vehicles (EVs), and it is expected to be announced next month, says Anthony Loke Siew Fook. The Transport Minister said road tax for EVs would be cheaper than the road tax for Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles,...

KLIA aerotrain expected to be operational earliest end of this year, says Loke

KUALA LUMPUR: Aerotrain services at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) are scheduled to commence operations by the end of this year and no later than March next year, the Dewan Rakyat was told. According to Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook, the projected date for commencement of operations was made after taking into account the...

No pressure on KTMB to vacate HQ, says Transport Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry has never directed or pressured for the more than century-old headquarters of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) to be vacated and relocated, as some parties claim, says its minister. Anthony Loke stated that instead, the Railway Assets Corporation (RAC), as the owner of the building, offered KTMB to move to Menara...

Integrated railway station in Ipoh will boost Perak economy, says Loke

TAIPING: The Transport Ministry has opened a request for proposal (RFP) to continue with the Ipoh Railway Integrated Development (iRide) plan based on the transport on demand (TOD) concept. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said RFP is only open to public participation in the short term of between two to three months before it is evaluated should...

New ETS coaches expected to serve over 7.5 million passengers, says Loke

KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB)’s plans to get an additional 10 new sets of electric train service (ETS) coaches is expected to allow over 7.5 million passengers to use the service annually, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said that last year, there were 32 daily ETS trips and there were 4.12 million passengers...

Driving tests go electronic

HULU LANGAT: From April 1, driving school students can take their tests alone in their cars while Road Transport Department (JPJ) officers monitor their performance remotely through an electronic tracking system. This is part of the effort to combat corruption, announced Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said the lone driving test, called e-Testing, will be fully implemented...

Potential MYAirline investor cancels deal, says Loke

BATU GAJAH: A company that was supposed to invest in MYAirline Sdn Bhd has pulled out from the deal, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said the ministry received a letter from the company on Wednesday (Feb 28) stating that they would not be continuing with their intention of investing in the airline and that they...

Transport Ministry appoints chairmen for Penang and Langkawi ports

GEORGE TOWN: Former Penang state executive councillor Datuk Yeoh Soon Hin has been appointed the chairman of Penang Port Commission (PPC), and former PPC chairman Jeffrey Chew has been appointed chairman of Teluk Ewa port in Langkawi (PPCTE), effective Feb 20. The tenure for both men would last three years until Feb 19, 2027. A letter to...