News & Reviews:   transport ministry

As reported before, the My50 monthly pass will be available on the Touch 'n Go eWallet app. According to our Minister of Transport Anthony Loke, users can start using it next year but no specific timeline has been laid out.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook today iterated that Malaysia will continue to use digital driving licences and road tax. This is despite calls from certain quarters to revert back to physical driving licences and road tax.

Earlier today, we reported how Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook announced the new road tax structure for electric vehicles (EVs). Well, he also announced another thing related to EVs or zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) today, which is the upcoming implementation of special license plate frames for the vehicles.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook today announced that foreign vehicles entering Malaysia from Singapore will soon require the Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) RFID tag. He added that the VEP system, originally introduced in 2019, will be fully enforced at the Johor Causeway and Malaysia-Singapore Second Link starting 1 October.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook has announced that Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) will allocate RM50 million to fix and upgrade various facilities at monorail stations. He added that the work is expected to start as early as this October.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook has revealed that his Ministry has never approved any e-hailing service provider in the country to use the price bidding system for passengers. He added that his ministry was not informed about the matter and has since directed the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) to investigate the matter.

Recently, many customers of the online platform BJAK Sdn Bhd (BJAK) complained about additional charges and their road tax renewal not being updated on the Road Transport Department (JPJ) system. Well, JPJ today has addressed the issue via a statement, revealing that BJAK was never authorised by JPJ or the Transport Ministry to provide road tax renewal services.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook has revealed that the Cabinet will discuss maintaining the service tax for domestic flights at 6% instead of 8% as per the new service tax rates. He added that his Ministry will also discuss the matter with the Finance Ministry (MOF) since taxes fall under the latter’s purview.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook has announced that the government has agreed to subsidise the purchase of economy flight tickets from Peninsula Malaysia to Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan during festive seasons. Prices will be capped at RM599 for a one-way trip, starting with the Christmas period later this month.

If you frequently commute in Klang Valley, then we’ve got some good news as the bus services are on the verge of better coordination. Furthermore, a new mobile app will also be launched by the end of the year to provide a smoother and more efficient service.