Last Friday, the transport ministry (MoT) announced the appointment of three new motor vehicle inspection services (PPKM) besides Puspakom. Transport minister Anthony Loke said that these appointments were made in line with the results of …
on March 17, 2023, in which it was agreed that vehicle inspections, mandated as part of the Road Transport Act 1987 , would be opened up to other eligible companies.
Following the appointments, a PAS member has asked the transport ministry to explain the process on how these three companies were chosen. In a, Nurul Islam Mohammed Yusoff said that while he supported the government’s move to break Puspakom’s monopoly in the segment, he questioned the backgrounds of the companies appointed.
He said that his searches revealed that Pakatan Petroleum was involved in “trading petroleum, gas, and related business,” while Beriman Gold has a nature of business outside the automotive domain, namely in construction, telecommunications and IT. As Loke pointed out during the announcement, the approved firms were selected based on several main criteria, including being locally owned, having a strong financial standing and having a minimum paid-up capital of RM10 million. They were also required to show that they had high potential, readiness and commitment to ensure that the conditional approval granted would be fully utilised.
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