The New Cabinet: Anthony Loke Appointed as Ministry of Transport
In conjunction with the newly announced Unity Government Cabinet, DAP Secretary General, Anthony Loke has been appointed as the Malaysian Transport Minister or should we say re-elected as previously, Loke served as the transport minister for the Pakatan Harapan administration under Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad from 2018 to 2020.
The Ministry of Transport will be in charge of not only driving licenses', public transportation and traffic laws, but also inter-ministerial relationship and collaboration with other ministries, such as MITI and MOF.
Returning to helm the Transport Ministry again, Anthony Loke Siew Fook told Bernama he aims to tackle several important issues requiring immediate attention, including improving the transport system services, especially the Light Rail Transit (LRT) service in the Klang Valley.
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JPJ Running Numbers
KUALA LUMPUR
VQR1728
SELANGOR
BSN4684
JOHOR
JYT4638
PULAU PINANG
PSA6572
PERAK
APG1342
PAHANG
CFF8479
KEDAH
KGE8325
NEGERI SEMBILAN
NEJ8144
KOTA KINABALU
SJQ8651
KUCHING
QAB4273N
Last updated 20 Mar, 2026
Fuel Price
Petrol
RON 95
RM 2.59
+0.05
RON 97
RM 3.15
+0.05
RON 100
RM 5.00
VPR
RM 6.23
Diesel
EURO 5 B10
RM 3.04
+0.05
EURO 5 B7
RM 3.24
+0.05
Last updated 26 Feb, 2026
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