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Government to introduce speed limit meters for buses: Loke

Published by: FOCUS MALAYSIA PUTRAJAYA (22 December 2024) — Malaysia faces a critical road safety issue, with over 6,000 fatalities annually and 5,364 deaths from 5,029 fatal accidents recorded between January and October 2024. Alarmingly, nearly 65% of these involve motorcyclists, with no significant decline despite ongoing efforts. Concerned with the persistent problem, the government […]

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Transport minister urges for road safety improvement across Asia

Published by: THE MALAYSIAN RESERVEAufa Mardhiah KUALA LUMPUR (2 September 2024) — Transport Minister Anthony Loke emphasises the urgent need to improve road safety across Asia. He highlighted concerning statistics, noting that while road traffic fatalities in Malaysia had decreased from 7,152 in 2016 to 4,273 in 2021, the trend reversed in recent years, with

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Media cooperation vital to instil a culture of road safety, says Loke

Published by: THE STARMeng Yew Choong KUALA LUMPUR (16 May 2024) — The police have been asked for daily accident statistics to bring road safety issues to the forefront, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. This new arrangement began in March, with the data usually disseminated through police social media channels. The media also have an

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Police to release statistics on fatal road accidents daily, says Loke

Published by: THE STAR PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR (06 March 2024) — Statistics on fatal road accidents will be made available daily by the police to create awareness on road safety, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said his ministry, through the Road Transport Department, would be coordinating with the police on making the data available

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