..
The JPJandora Papers refers to the claim that classic vehicle number plates were revived and were being sold at hundreds of thousands of ringgit.
..
..
By Ida Lim
Sunday, 10 Sep 2023 11:49 AM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — The Road Transport Department (RTD) — better known by its Malay initials, JPJ — will reportedly lead the government’s special task force in investigating an alleged scandal in the “JPJandora Papers” which had claimed that classic vehicle number plates were revived and were being sold at hundreds of thousands of ringgit.
Local daily Utusan Malaysia said RTD director-general Datuk Rospiagos Taha had confirmed to the newspaper that he has been appointed to lead the task force.
“This task force is responsible for submitting various recommendations for improvements for the purpose of strengthening the transparency in the process of registration, giving and owning classic number plates,” he was quoted telling the Malay daily’s weekend edition Mingguan Malaysia.
He reportedly said the RTD’s Integrity Unit has started detailed investigations regarding the claims of the reviving of the classic number plates to allegedly be sold at hundreds of thousands of ringgit, and that this integrity unit will act as the task force’s secretariat to facilitate investigations such as by providing information required by the task force.
Rospiagos was quoted saying that the task force includes experts such as those from the RTD’s integrity unit, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), the Transport Ministry’s Land and Integrity Division, and that the task force’s full membership and terms of reference would be finalised on Monday.
On September 8, Transport Minister Anthony Loke was reported saying that he had highlighted the matter regarding the JPJandora Papers at a post-Cabinet meeting and instructed for a special task force to be formed in the ministry with the ministry’s Integrity Unit to be part of the task force.
Loke reportedly said the special task force will investigate the allegations and recommend improvements for transparency in the process of registering classic number plates.
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/09/10/report-jpj-to-lead-probe-into-jpjandora-papers-claims-over-sales-of-classic-number-plates/90014
..
NST
RTD instructed to improve JPJeBid system – Anthony Loke
By Bernama – September 9, 2023 @ 12:03am
KUALA LUMPUR: Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook has instructed the Road Transport Department (RTD) to improve its JPJeBid system, which suffers from capacity constraints during peak hours.
He said the Transport Ministry had been notified of the alleged lack of governance regarding the registration of classic number plates by the RTD.
“Following the information contained in the ‘JPJandora Papers’ document, I have highlighted the matter at today’s (September 8) post-Cabinet meeting and instructed the establishment of a Special Task Force in the ministry, which will also comprise members from the ministry’s Integrity Unit,” he said in a statement today.
Loke said that the Special Task Force has been mandated to investigate the allegations and also recommend improvements to enhance the transparency of the process to register classic number plates. – Bernama
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2023/09/952886/rtd-instructed-improve-jpjebid-system-anthony-loke
..
weehingthong 