News & Reviews:   transport

With the ongoing energy crisis, Malaysia’s Road Transport Department is encouraging the public to shift towards digital services as rising fuel prices continue to impact daily commuting costs. The move is positioned as both a convenience upgrade and a practical cost-saving measure for motorists nationwide.

Recently, news that we could lose our BUDI95 subsidy if we don't pay our fines by the end of the year spread like wildfire. However, turns out that it is not the case as we thought. Yesterday, Transport Minister Anthony Loke publicly clarified that having unpaid traffic summonses does not disqualify motorists from accessing the BUDI95 petrol subsidy.

According to the Times of India, Apple managed to transport five plans of iPhones and other Apple products from India to the US in just three days. An Indian official confirmed this to the source, as it happened during the final week of March to avoid the new tariff imposed by President Trump on 5 April 2025.

The MCMC Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has recently released a statement hinting that the MySejahtera App, which is currently being used by more than 25 million Malaysians will most likely become a Super App in the future. With that in mind, the upcoming Super App will have various features including e-finance, education, delivery, and many more.

Based on a tweet by Twitter user @orangesalji83, it seems that a MyDebit card reader has been spotted at Rapid KL Wangsa Maju, hinting that it could be possible to pay using debit cards in the future. While there’s no official information on when we can officially pay using a debit card, Lowyat did mention that only MyDebit cards are accepted by the card reader.

Malaysia’s transport minister has given the go-ahead allowing Motorcycle e-hailing services such as Gojek as well as local startup Dego Ride, to start a small scale test in the year 2020. The six-month-long test will allow the government, as well as partnering entities to collect data to determine the feasibility and demand for the services mentioned.

Based on a report by thestar.com.my, Indonesian’s most popular motorcycle hailing service called Go-Jek could be available in Malaysia very soon. Based on a statement by Entrepreneur Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Reduan Yusof, it might take about a month or two for the Youth and Sports Ministry as well as the Transport Ministry to work on the kinks before allowing the service to roll-out in Malaysia. 

Attention to all e-hailing drivers out there, we have good news. Even though today marks the deadline for e-hailing drivers to get their Public Service Vehicle (PSV) license. The Ministry of Transport just announced that they will give an additional 3-month grace period for e-hailing drivers to acquire the (PSV) license. 

Attention to all e-hailing drivers out there, we have good news. Even though today marks the deadline for e-hailing drivers to get their Public Service Vehicle (PSV) license. The Ministry of Transport just announced that they will give an additional 3-month grace period for e-hailing drivers to acquire the (PSV) license.