KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) will engage with the Ministry of Transport (MOT), to discuss and implement necessary m...
: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture will engage with the Ministry of Transport , to discuss and implement necessary measures to ensure the safety of tour buses, said its Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing.
Citing a recent incident, Tiong noted that two Japanese tourism-related agencies - Nankai Electric Railway and JTB Corporation - had temporarily suspended two tour packages, after participants in their programmes were involved in a tragic bus accident in Taiping, Perak, last month. “Ensuring the success of these initiatives, without being overshadowed by concerns over bus safety, is essential. To safeguard the recovering tourism industry, MOTAC remains committed to finding solutions,” he wrote on his Facebook page, today.Tiong disclosed that he had met with Naoto Ashibe, the Representative Director of Nankai Electric Railway Co, to personally express his apologies for the recent bus accident, during his visit to the Tourism Resilience Summit in Sendai, Japan.
Both Tiong and Ashibe discussed strategies to enhance bus travel safety, proposing measures such as requiring two drivers for trips exceeding eight hours, conducting alcohol and drug testing for drivers before shifts, and implementing video monitoring for long-distance routes.
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