KUALA LUMPUR: "The less you delay, the less you pay." This is the new approach to be taken by the police and Road Transport Department (JPJ) from Jan 1 to get traffic offenders to settle their summonses. Unlike previous programmes by the police and JPJ where discounts on summonses differed between the two enforcement agencies, the...
PUTRAJAYA: About 8.8% (150,000) of the 17 million Malaysians eligible for the Budi Madani RON95 (Budi95) subsidy have not updated their 12-digit MyKad number on their Malaysian driving licences, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said that to qualify for Budi95, recipients must be Malaysian citizens with a valid, active driving licence. He explained that the Road...
KOTA BARU: Nearly two million outstanding summonses have yet to be settled by road users nationwide, with offenders facing action including being blacklisted by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) if they fail to clear them before Dec 31. JPJ senior enforcement director Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said the figure comprises 1,458,577 summonses issued via the...
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized 11 luxury vehicles that were found being driven without valid road tax and insurance. Sabah JPJ director Datuk Mohd Harris Ali said the seizures were made under "Ops Luxury" conducted from June to September 2025, focusing on owners who failed to renew their road tax and...
PUTRAJAYA: Up to 97% of heavy commercial vehicles registered after Jan 1, 2015, have yet to obtain verification that their speed limitation devices are functional, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. Ahead of the first phase of enforcement set to begin on Oct 1 this year, Loke said only 2,915 (2.68%) out of the 108,805 vehicles registered...
KLUANG: Johor has proposed an increase in the number of pick-up and drop-off points for cross-border passenger transport service vehicles, says state executive councillor Mohd Fazli Mohamad Salleh. The Public Works, Transport, Infrastructure and Communication committee chairman said taxis are currently only allowed to use one designated point each in Johor and Singapore. "The current practice is...
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...
KUALA LUMPUR: A 36-year-old local man, believed to be the leader of a violent gang involved in house break-ins and robberies, was shot dead by police at Jalan Bukit Tunku on Wednesday (Aug 6). Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) acting director Deputy Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said the suspect had a staggering 44 prior offences...
JOHOR BARU: From tomorrow, Singaporean vehicles entering Malaysia without a valid Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) will face an immediate RM300 compound, as full enforcement at the Malaysia-Singapore land border kicks in. The enforcement was in line with Section 66H(7) of the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333), which states that it is an offence for anyone...
PETALING JAYA: Heavy vehicle owners say that naming and shaming companies with overdue traffic summonses may encourage company owners to toe the line, but it is not a fix-it-all solution for reducing fatal accidents. Company owners, particularly lorry operators, also point out that while they strive to uphold road safety, the government should explore additional ways...
