More than 175,000 summons not settled since 2018

SHAH ALAM: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) announced that 175,909 summons involving commercial vehicles have not been settled since 2018, JPJ’s senior enforcement director Datuk Lokman Jamaan, said.  Lokman said from the total, offeders from Selangor have the highest number of summons, amounting to 61,940 with each summon ranging up to RM300. The high number […]

Cops issue 83 summons for licence plate offences

KUCHING: Police have taken decisive action against drivers whose vehicle licence plates do not conform to the law by issuing a total of 83 traffic summonses. The Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department conducted a special traffic operation around Kuching yesterday (Aug 15) to ensure compliance with specific traffic regulations. During the operation, a comprehensive […]

Traffic cops issue 38 speeding tickets

KUCHING: The Sarawak Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department issued 38 summonses to road users for exceeding the speed limit in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Utama’ yesterday (July 26). In a Facebook post, the department said the three-hour operation at Jalan Kuching-Serian was aimed at tackling the persistent issue of speeding on the road. Throughout the […]

671 arrested in anti-crime ops in first half of 2023

KUCHING: Police arrested a total of 671 individuals for various crimes in a series of special integrated crime prevention operations from January to June this year. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said 445 of them have been charged in court for various offences. At the same time, 148 individuals who were found positive for […]

400 traffic policemen for six-day Ops Lancar duty

KUCHING: Sarawak police have deployed a total of 400 police personnel to ensure the safety of road users during the six-day operation codenamed ‘Ops Lancar’ which coincides with the Hari Raya Aidiladha celebration. Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri told reporters the operation started yesterday (June 27) and will end on July 2. “The […]

Sarawak JPJ issues over 40 notices in integrated traffic operation

SERIAN: The Sarawak Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued over 40 notices for various traffic offences to motorists as part of an integrated operation held in conjunction with ‘Ops Hari Raya Aidilfitri’, here yesterday (Apr 20). The department said the operation involved personnel from the National Anti-Drugs Agency (NADA), Department of Environment (DoE) and Immigration […]

Two nabbed for traffic offences

SIBU: Two youths were arrested during the ‘Ops Samseng Jalanan’ which was conducted at Jalan Awang Ramli Amit and Dataran Sibu here last night. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said that the two youths, both male aged 16 and 27, are being investigated under Section 42 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. “The […]

Deploy traffic wardens to issue compounds

KUCHING: The local municipal councils are urged to deploy its own traffic wardens to issue compounds to drivers with traffic offences on the road within its jurisdiction areas. Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said it could be implemented following the granting of rights by the Ministry of Transport to allow all municipal […]

Over 70 traffic offence notices issued in Serian

SERIAN: The Sarawak Road Transport Department (JPJ) issued over 70 notices for various traffic offences to motorists yesterday. In a statement, Sarawak JPJ said the integrated operation involved 70 personnel from the department, the police, National Registration Department (NRD), Department of Environment (DoE) and Immigration Department. “The operation was held in conjunction with ‘Ops Khas […]

866 motorists booked over five violations

KUCHING: Sarawak Road Transport Department (RTD) officers issued 866 summonses for five traffic offences committed throughout the state in conjunction with the ‘Ops Hari Raya Aidilfitri’ (Ops HRA) 2022. “Five types of traffic offenses committed during the festive season – driving on emergency lanes, using phones while driving, failure to observe the red light signal, […]