January 23, 2026
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — Two foreign nationals have become the first individuals in Malaysia to be charged in court for littering under the newly enforced anti-littering law, according to a report by The Star.
SHAH ALAM, March 14 — Compliance with the installation of Speed Limitation Devices (SLD) among commercial vehicle owners and operators nationwide remains low, according to Road Transport Department (JPJ) director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli.
He said that as of yesterday, only 74,552 vehicles — or about 15 per cent of the 513,679 commercial vehicles required to install the device — have informed JPJ that the SLD has been fitted.
The remaining 439,127 vehicles, or 85 per cent, have yet to notify the department. The total number includes 495,827 goods vehicles weighing more than 3,500 kilogrammes (kg) and 17,852 buses capable of carrying more than eight passengers with a maximum weight exceeding 5,000 kg.
To boost compliance, JPJ carried out a Special SLD Enforcement Operation from Oct 1, 2025 to March 12, 2026.
“During that period, 111,743 commercial vehicles were inspected, and 8,924 were issued notices for investigation under Section 114 for various offences related to compliance and the functionality of speed-limiting devices,” he said at a press conference on the Hari Raya Aidilfitri operations and SLD today.
Aedy Fadly added that for the two-week Ops Hari Raya Aidilfitri beginning today, enforcement officers have been directed to check SLD Verification Certificates for buses and commercial vehicles alongside routine inspections.
He stressed that operators should comply with the requirement, noting that enforcement plans had already been announced as early as 2020.
He said one of the reasons for the low compliance rate is that some companies have requested to delay installation because the necessary hardware is not available locally and must be sourced from overseas, which takes additional time.
“Several issues contributing to the situation can still be addressed,” he said.
Meanwhile, Aedy Fadly said this year’s Ops Hari Raya Aidilfitri will target nine major offences identified as leading causes of road accidents.
These include speeding, running red lights, overtaking on double lines, using emergency lanes, not wearing seat belts or helmets, cutting queues, using mobile phones while driving, carrying excessive loads and transporting loads in a dangerous manner.
He added that 288 accident hotspots have been identified nationwide, with enforcement personnel deployed at most of these locations and regular patrols planned. — Bernama
