Woman dies in Muar bike-lorry accident, brother seriously injured

MUAR: A 37-year-old woman has been killed while her younger brother suffered serious injuries after the motorcycle they were on collided with a lorry on Jalan Bukit Mor, Parit Jawa, here. Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the incident occurred at 12.20pm on Sunday (Dec 10) when the victims were heading towards Parit...

JPJ: Study to upgrade B2 motorcycle licence to B in final stage

MELAKA: The proposal to automatically upgrade the motorcycle driving licenCe for class B2 to B is in the final stages of scrutiny by the Transport Ministry (MoT) and the Road Transport Department (JPJ). JPJ deputy director-general (Planning and Operations) Aedy Fadly Ramli said the implementation of the proposal is expected to be presented to Transport Minister...

Elderly man killed after crashing motorcycle into parked trailer

KOTA TINGGI: A male senior citizen was killed after his motorcycle skidded and rammed into a parked trailer here. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Hussin Zamora said the incident occurred on Friday (Oct 27) at KM47.5 Jalan Johor Baru-Mersing near the Panti Forest Reserve. “The 74-year-old victim was travelling towards Johor Baru for work at 4.30am when the...

Navigating free parking woes

When saving every sen matters, JB motorcyclists have no choice but to ‘figure it out’ JOHOR BARU: They rise at the crack of dawn to get to work in Singapore, and when evening comes, they face another hurdle. These Malaysian motorcyclists would then have to deal with the delicate task of navigating their machines out of a...

Singaporean man killed, girlfriend hurt in Johor motorbike crash

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A 23-year-old Singaporean man was killed and his pillion rider injured after their motorcycle crashed into the back of a trailer lorry at KM9.5 of the Second Link here. Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Rahmat Ariffin said that the incident occurred around 10.30pm on Friday (Aug 4) when the victim was riding his motorcycle...