Safety Gaps Mar Bus Industry

Wan Agyl Wan Hassan, Transport Consultant and Founder of Agyl & Partners

Morning Run · Morning Brief · 4 Jul 2024 · 11 mins listen

This week the Transport Minister Anthony Loke announced a crackdown on tour buses after a fatal bus crash in Genting Highlands that killed two Chinese tourists. We speak to transport consultant Wan Agyl Wan Hassan about why it had to take a tragic accident to expose the lack of regulatory oversight on tour buses.

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Produced by:

Grace Tan,Valeryn Izabel Venu

Presented by:

Wong Shou Ning,Shazana Mokhtar

Categories:

government,Law/Activism,controversies,politics,travel

Tags:

Tour buses,APAD,lawmaking,Ministry of Transport Malaysia,genting highlands,tourism,safety regulations

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