Beyond the Headlines: Road safety, UPSI-FRU crash & Tan Sri 'Sukuk' [WATCH]
KUALA LUMPUR: This episode of Beyond the Headlines revisits another tragic highway crash.
Even as the nation mourns the May 13 Teluk Intan tragedy that killed 9 FRU policemen in a crash involving an overloaded lorry, another deadly incident on June 9 claimed 15 lives.
This time, a bus carrying Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students crashed as they returned to campus after the Aidiladha holidays.
Former transport minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong joins the programme to discuss the urgent need to improve road safety and prevent such fatal accidents.
Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) chairman Professor Dr Wong Shaw Voon also weighs in, stressing the need to upgrade technology in vehicle safety and maintenance — especially for public and commercial transport.
The latest tragedy has triggered public outrage and renewed scrutiny of road safety enforcement and vehicle compliance.
Also in this episode, the show looks into the RM143 million corruption scandal involving a Tan Sri businessman, who finally had his statement recorded by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) after a week-long delay due to hospitalisation.
In one of the country's biggest financial probes in recent years, the MACC is ramping up investigations into the alleged misappropriation of sukuk funds originally meant for a major Klang Valley highway project.
Catch the full discussion on the New Straits Times' YouTube channel, NSTOnline.
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