JPJ to confiscate commercial vehicles of companies employing foreign drivers

GOMBAK: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will enforce strict action including confiscating vehicles owned by companies and licensed operators that employ foreigners to drive commercial vehicles, effective on Thursday (Aug 7). JPJ’s Senior Director of Enforcement Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said the action involves lorries, public service vehicles (PSV) and tour (sightseeing) buses that use foreign...

Four hurt in school van-lorry collision

JOHOR BARU: Three children and a school van driver were injured when their vehicle was involved in an accident in a trailer lorry near the Bandar Dato' Onn exit, southbound on the PLUS Highway here on Monday (July 7). Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Muhamad Azizi Zakaria said in a statement that the 32-year-old lorry...

Gerik bus crash: Driver sounded angry, says survivor

GERIK: "I woke up when I heard the driver shouting angrily. I don't know what he was angry at but the bus started swaying from side to side and then overturned." This is what Farhana Ab Aziz remembered after she survived the horrific accident where 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students were killed at KM53...

Man Sits In Parking Lot To Reserve The Space, Has A Picnic While He’s At It

Parking lot also can chope? A Malaysian man has drawn the ire of many after he was seen reserving a parking space by sitting in the lot. A now-viral dash cam footage recording the man's actions at Pantai Purnama, a beach in Port Dickson, was shared by an angry driver on Facebook. The driver wrote: "We went around the carpark three times. When...

Woman killed in freak crash

SUNGAI PETANI: Saleswoman Han Chin Tin was enjoying her usual breakfast at a coffee shop in Jalan Taman Bersatu – unfortunately, it turned out to be her last meal. The 55-year-old woman was killed on the spot when a car crashed into the shop at about 9am. The driver of the car suffered a stroke while behind...

Woman killed in freak crash

SUNGAI PETANI: Saleswoman Han Chin Tin was enjoying her usual breakfast at a coffee shop in Jalan Taman Bersatu – unfortunately, it turned out to be her last meal. The 55-year-old woman was killed on the spot when a car crashed into the shop at about 9am. The driver of the car suffered a stroke while behind...

High and dry: Driver abandons express bus during op in Gopeng

GOPENG: The driver of a Penang-bound express bus abandoned his vehicle during an integrated operation targeting commercial vehicles at the Gopeng Rural Transformation Centre here Thursday (Nov 28) night. The bus was carrying 11 passengers from Kuala Lumpur's Southern Integrated Terminal to Sungai Nibong. An inspection of the vehicle found what is believed to be drug paraphernalia. National...

M’sian Driver Picks Up Rubbish Tossed From Singapore Car, Hands It Back To Them

Now that’s one way to deal with a litterbug. A Malaysian man has recently gone viral for how he dealt with a litterbug. In a clip posted online, a Malaysian driver was seen approaching an SUV with a Singapore-registered plate at a traffic light. The passenger in the SUV had allegedly tossed rubbish out of the window. Instead of simply filming...

Lorry overturns in Bukit Damansara, driver killed

KUALA LUMPUR: The 67-year-old driver of a cement lorry was killed after the vehicle was accidentally smashed against a house's outer wall at Jalan Batai Barat in Bukit Damansara. Operation commander Rosdi Yussof said that the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department received a call on the incident at about 3.25pm on Wednesday (Aug 7) and...

Lorry overturns in Bukit Damansara, driver killed

KUALA LUMPUR: The 67-year-old driver of a cement lorry was killed after the vehicle was accidentally smashed against a house's outer wall at Jalan Batai Barat in Bukit Damansara. Operation commander Rosdi Yussof said that the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department received a call on the incident at about 3.25pm on Wednesday (Aug 7) and...