JPJ in final stages of reviewing demerit points system for traffic offences
BANGI: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) is in the final stage of reviewing the Demerit Points System For Traffic Offences (Kejara), which is a safety mechanism to take serial offenders and dangerous drivers off the road.
More needed to keep our roads safe
KEJARA, the Demerit Points System for Traffic Offences, is in the final phase of being reviewed by the Road Transport Department (JPJ).
Loke: Kejara system failing, major revamp needed
SHAH ALAM: A massive revamp is needed to rescue the largely failed Kejara or demerit points system for traffic offences, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
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Indonesian police rolls out traffic demerit point system in 2025
JAKARTA: Indonesian Police's Traffic Corps stated that a traffic demerit point system compiled in a personal traffic activity report would be applied to all holders of national driving licences starting in 2025, reported Antara news agency.
Enforce the law, end the lip service
LAST Monday, 15 students from Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) died, and many others injured when the bus they were travelling in lost control and crashed into the railing of the East-West Highway near Gerik, Perak.
Use of drones improves enforcement of demerit system, says JPJ
SEREMBAN: The use of drones will help improve the enforcement of the Road Transport Department's (JPJ) Demerit Points System for Traffic Offences (Kejara) to reduce traffic offences.
Calls for companies to be held liable in fatal lorry crashes
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is soul-searching once more on how road accidents could be prevented following the horrific crash which cut short the lives of nine policemen.
Civil servants to be evaluated using DEEP system starting this year
PETALING JAYA: A new key performance index (KPI) evaluation system will be introduced for all civil servants, says Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali.
Mohd Zuki: New evaluation system to assess civil servants
PETALING JAYA: All civil servants will be evaluated under a new Demerit Performance Evaluation System (DEEP) starting this year, according to the Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali.
MACC: Integrity units mandatory for local councils
KUALA LUMPUR: All local authorities (PBTs) are required to establish an Integrity Unit (UI) by Aug 31 as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen administrative integrity.
Local authorities must set up integrity units by Aug 31, says MACC
KUALA LUMPUR: All local authorities are required to establish an Integrity Unit (UI) by Aug 31 as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen administrative integrity, says the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
NSE crash: Trailer driver had record of nine offences, 12 demerit points
KUALA KANGSAR: The trailer driver who was arrested in connection with a fiery accident, killing five students on the North-South Expressway northbound at midnight on Wednesday (May 12) has nine offences in Road Transport Department (RTD) records with eight ‘settled’ and another still active.
Driver’s licence demerit points system in place in Cambodia from September
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh/Asia News Network): The National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) will launch a nationwide pilot driving licence point deduction programme from Sept 1, 2022, before it is fully implemented on Jan 1, 2023, along with the payment of transitional fines for violations of the road traffic law using database technology.
‘Awas steering road safety forward’
PETALING JAYA: Errant motorists who speed and ignore traffic signals, beware. The newly-upgraded Automatic Awareness Safety System (Awas) may not stand out as a visible deterrent but it is now more formidable than ever.
Pay increase, CPI task force, border agency cited among civil service reform successes
PUTRAJAYA: The salary increases for civil servants through the Public Service Remuneration System (SSPA), as well as the establishment of the Special Task Force for the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) and the Border Control and Protection Agency are among the initial achievements realised under the civil service reform agenda to date.
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Seven taxi drivers caught for overcharging passengers at MBS and Changi Airport
SINGAPORE: Seven cabbies have been hauled up for overcharging passengers at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) and Changi Airport over a four-month period.
Beware of ‘hidden’ speed cameras
PETALING JAYA: A new, upgraded Automated Awareness Safety System (Awas) speed camera is set to replace existing models on highways, sparking debate among road safety experts.
Civil service KPI to be linked to propensity to report corruption: Chief Secretary to the Government
PUTRAJAYA: The key performance indicators (KPI) for civil servants will be linked to a new requirement involving failure to report corruption, says the Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar.