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...
SHAH ALAM: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has seized three tipper lorries that have been operating without valid road tax since 2016 and 2018 during a recent enforcement operation in Rawang and Cyberjaya. In a dramatic twist, one of the lorries was abandoned in the middle of the road by its driver, who was believed to...
JOHOR BARU: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has introduced a newly designed Malaysian Driving Licence (LMM) card featuring enhanced security features. Its director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli said the new version of the LMM card was being distributed in stages nationwide starting Wednesday (May 21). However, he added that the physical printing of the new LMM card...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Territory Road Transport Department (JPJ) detained a foreign man suspected of smuggling untaxed liquor at the Sentul Toll Plaza on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway on Wednesday. Kuala Lumpur JPJ director Hamidi Adam said the Indian national was apprehended during a special operation under Ops Hari Raya 2025, which began at 3pm. "An inspection of the cargo...
SEREMBAN: Eleven of the more than 500 express buses inspected by the Road Transport Department (JPJ) in a seven-day operation have been slapped with non-roadworthy notices, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said the week-long operation, which started on March 16, was conducted at bus terminals and depots. "The pre-operation in conjunction with Hari Raya is a...
KUALA LUMPUR: An agent at a vehicle inspection centre was detained by graft busters for allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for illegally getting queue numbers for faster inspections. The suspect, in his 60s, was brought to the Putrajaya Magistrate's Court on Friday (March 21), where Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin granted a five-day remand order. Sources said the...
PASIR PUTEH: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will monitor more than 15 hotspots throughout Kelantan under the Hari Raya Aidilfitri Ops (Ops HRA) 2025 from March 24 to April 8. Kelantan JPJ director Mohd Misuari Abdullah said the operation would involve several accident-prone Federal roads such as those in Gua Musang, Kuala Krai, Pasir Puteh, Machang...
KUALA LUMPUR: Close to 5,000 transactions were made at the pioneer Sentuhan Madani kiosks in January, says Pantau Madani unit director-general Mohd Khalid Mohamed Latiff. Mohd Khalid said the kiosks at the Alamanda shopping mall in Putrajaya recorded 4,689 transactions. Of the number, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) service at the kiosk recorded 2,981 transactions, making up...
MELAKA: A 40-year-old driver of a luxury car found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time when his vehicle was seized by the Melaka Road Transport Department (JPJ) during a special operation targeting overloaded heavy vehicles here. In a statement to The Star, a Melaka JPJ spokesman said the enforcement officers discovered that the...
KAJANG: Goods vehicles will be banned from roads for four days in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Transport Minister Anthony Loke stated at a press conference on Monday (March 10) that the ban would be enforced on March 29 and 30, as well as on April 5 and 6. “The purpose of the ban is to prevent...
