Malaysia introduces new ruling for electrical wiring work in all buses

Malaysia introduces new ruling for electrical wiring work in all buses

This comes after the fatal electrocution of a passenger on a bus in Penang on November 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Malaysia to Enforce New Bus Wiring Safety Rules Starting 2026

Starting Jan 2026, all 65,520 registered buses in Malaysia must comply with new internal wiring safety guidelines. Failure to Comply Will Result in Revoked Permits – JPJ’s Aedy Fadly The Road Transport Department (JPJ) director-general, Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli, announced on July 23, 2025, that all 65,520 registered buses in Malaysia must comply with new safety guidelines regarding internal electrical wiring starting January 2026. The guidelines w…

Buses must comply with electrical safety rules from January

KLANG, July 23 — All 65,520 registered buses nationwide must comply with new safety guidelines on internal electrical wiring from January, said Road Transport Department (JPJ) director-general Datuk Aedy Fadly Ramli. He said the guidelines were introduced following the death of a teenager who was electrocuted while charging a phone on an express bus at Penang Sentral in November last year. An investigation by a special task force involving JPJ, …