Category Archives: General News

• Rewarding good drivers proposed

  Posted on February 19, 2016 by admin in General News

  Government mulls incentives for careful motorists! Instead of only introducing measures to penalise errant motorists, the Transport Ministry is now looking into proposals to award incentives to law-abiding road users. “With the licence upgrades, one can get a better premium for their insurance,” minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said. He said there were suggestions […]

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• 18 killed everyday in traffic accidents

  Posted on January 26, 2016 by admin in General News

  Almost every minute, there is a traffic accident in Malaysia with about 18 people killed daily. Road Fatality and accident rates recorded a slight increase last year and the Transport Minister is not taking this lightly. “The figure is alarming. Efforts to save lives from traffic disasters must be stepped up at once,” said Datuk […]

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• New APP to fight against double parking

  Posted on December 29, 2015 by admin in General News

  It has come to our knowledge that there is a new mobile APP in the market that fights against double parking and other related minor traffic offences. Known as Citizen Squad, it allows registered member to report irresponsible road user who indiscriminately parked their car, which result in traffic obstruction. Citizen Squad APP allows the […]

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• Malaysian traffic deaths higher than world average

  Posted on October 12, 2015 by admin in General News

  Malaysia has a higher than average number of traffic-related deaths compared to other countries. Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said statistics show that Malaysia had a 23.6 to 100,000 population ratio of traffic-related deaths. The world average is 18 per 100,000 population. Australia, in comparison, has a 4 to 100,000 ratio while […]

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• Insurer’s liability in third party claim

  Posted on May 5, 2015 by admin in General News

  IN Malaysia, it is mandatory under the Road Transport Act 1987 (“RTA”) for you to insure your vehicle against damage and/or third party risks. A third party insurance policy insures you against risks such as death and injury to a third party as well as damage to the third party’s property. This article will discuss […]

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• Car insurance to go up by 6%

  Posted on March 20, 2015 by admin in General News

  Car insurance is set to go up by 6% as insurance providers fall under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) come April 1. “Insurance will go up. But don’t listen to rumours that road tax will go up too. It will not,” said GST director Datuk Subromaniam Tholasy said yesterday. However, those renewing their road […]

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• Malaysia General Insurance grows 6.4%

  Posted on November 7, 2014 by admin in General News

  The general insurance industry, which continues to face pertinent challenges, expects to chart a steady growth in premiums next year in line with the projected economic growth of 5% to 6% in 2015. General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM) new chief executive officer Mark Lim Kian Wei said barring any unforeseen adverse impact or turnaround […]

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• 18.9 deaths per day on Malaysia’s road

  Posted on August 26, 2014 by admin in General News

  Malaysia has the second highest road deaths in South East Asia, after Thailand.  Thailand road death is 38.1 out of every 100,000, well as Malaysia is 25 deaths out of every 100,000.  Singapore is the safest with only 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people, according to WHO. These alarming figures were highlighted at the opening of […]

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• 477,204 road accidents in 2013

  Posted on July 10, 2014 by admin in General News

  Statistics provided by the Bukit Aman traffic department show that 477,204 accidents were reported in 2013, compared to 462,423 road accidents in 2012, resulting in 6,915 deaths. Studies show more than half of the road accidents involved those between ages 18 and 40, and all these road accidents cost more than RM9 billion annually through […]

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