Transport minister Loke Siew Fook says he has presented to the Cabinet his ministry’s recommendations for safety upgrades to government vehicles, following the fatal crash involving a Federal Reserve Unit truck in Teluk Intan in May.
He said their implementation now rests on the home and defence ministries.
“I presented the report to the Cabinet last week before it was made public.
“As such, I request the cooperation of the ministries involved, particularly the home and defence ministries, to take further action,” Utusan Malaysia reported him as saying after his ministry’s monthly assembly.
Loke, however, conceded that the recommendations would not be easy to implement as they involved upgrades to existing assets or the acquisition of new assets.
Last Friday, the transport ministry presented 16 safety…