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Passenger Insurance Coverage Should Be Compulsory

Nov 24, 2024

The government should consider making it compulsory for all passengers to be covered under private vehicle motor insurance policies.  

Lawyers told FMT this would ensure that passengers get compensation in the event of an accident.  

In the meantime, they urged regulatory bodies to instruct insurance companies to encourage vehicle owners to purchase passenger coverage as an optional add-on. 

This follows a recent court ruling that compensation is only available for passengers who are injured while traveling for work purposes. 

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Meanwhile according to police figures, 1,722 road accidents were reported nationwide yesterday, with 9 fatalities.  

So far this month, there have been nearly 41 thousand crashes, while nearly 300 people have died on our roads.  

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So far, only 235,000 students have redeemed the RM100 book voucher offered by the Higher Education Ministry.  

This represents just a quarter of eligible higher learning students.  

Students from both public and private institutions are eligible for the vouchers, which must be redeemed by the end of the year.  

Its minister says he has asked the Higher Education Director General and university officials to issue reminders.  

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MCMC has been tasked with looking at a new way to directly send disaster notifications to people’s smartphones.  

The Communications Ministry says this proposed new system would be similar to those in countries like Japan and South Korea, where prompts can be sent without relying on SMS.  

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Meanwhile at last look, 500 people were being housed at temporary flood shelters in5 states.

Around half of them are in Terengganu, while the remainder were displaced in Melaka, Kelantan, Selangor and Johor..