Loke swerves on direct answer to questions on 'TMJ, RZ' plates
Transport Minister Anthony Loke again dodged queries on whether vehicles bearing 'TMJ' and 'RZ' licence plates are registered with the Road Transport Department.
Loke was asked why his ministry provided a written reply that did not answer the question posed by Labis MP Pang Hok Liong in the Dewan Rakyat...
Transport Minister Anthony Loke again dodged queries on whether vehicles bearing 'TMJ' and 'RZ' licence plates are registered with the Road Transport Department.
Loke was asked why his ministry provided a written reply that did not answer the question posed by Labis MP Pang Hok Liong in the Dewan Rakyat.
"It's okay, we have given a written answer," he told reporters at the Parliament lobby today.
Loke also declined to answer when asked if his ministry was trying to evade a possible conflict with the Johor royalty.
Yesterday, Pang asked if these plates had been registered with the RTD.
The 'TMJ' number plate is used by Johor Crown Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, while 'RZ' is used by the Permaisuri Raja Zarith Sofiah.
In the written reply uploaded on the Parliament website, the Transport Ministry merely regurgitated regulations pertaining to the powers of the transport minister and RTD director over vehicle licence plate registration.
Among others, the ministry said the RTD director may impose a fee for the registration of the licence plate, and that the numbers are based on where the vehicle is registered.
"Apart from registration numbers based on where the registrations are made, special registration numbers are also introduced in line with Rule 5A of the Motor Vehicle (Registration and Licensing) Rules 1959.
"The issuance of such special registration numbers is based on regulations determined by the minister," stated the ministry's written parliamentary reply.
On another development, Loke said the government was still in discussion on the proposed Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS).
"We will inform you (the media) [...] the matter is in discussion," he said.
He was asked if the Pakatan Harapan government would be accepting the Bukit Chagar land parcel in Johor Bahru as offered by Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar for the project.
On May 4, the ruler via his private secretary Jaba Mohd Noah said he would give up the Bukit Chagar land for the construction of the RTS project without the need for compensation.
The RTS project had been deferred for six months to September costing the government a RM2 million deferment fee to Singapore.
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