KUALA LUMPUR: There have been no disruptions to the road transport department’s (JPJ) services following the suspension of Zetrix AI Bhd as a collection agent, says transport minister Loke Siew Fook.
He said the public had alternative channels to access JPJ services, adding that there had been no problems over the past two weeks.
“Payments for traffic summonses and other services are handled through MyJPJ. We have not encountered any problems over the past two weeks.
“Road tax and vehicle licence renewal services remain accessible to the public as usual, and many people have switched to using the MyJPJ app. There have been no issues,” he said in a press conference here.
Last week, Zetrix said in a Bursa Malaysia Securities filing that its operations remained unaffected by an ongoing joint investigation by police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
The investigations concern the alleged failure by MyEG Sdn Bhd and Zetrix to transfer RM230.9 million in collected government revenue, as well as revelations that the two companies owe JPJ RM314 million in arrears.
Separately, when asked whether the transport ministry planned to support local app developers by making public transport data available, Loke said the government had maintained an open data policy for several years.
This comes after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim ordered a ban on Waze for civil servants while on official duty over security concerns linked to the app being subject to Israeli laws.
Anwar had urged Malaysians to switch to local alternatives such as TuJu, developed by the Malaysian Highway Authority and Prosignal Consortium Sdn Bhd.
Loke said prospective app developers could access data such as passenger numbers, service frequency and train schedules.
“We encourage the development of apps to make public transport more convenient for the people,” he said.