CAMERON HIGHLANDS, Dec 5 — A school bus carrying foreign tourists illegally was among 16 commercial vehicles seized during a joint operation by the Road Transport Department (RTD) today.
Senior RTD enforcement director Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said the bus, operated by a local driver, had been illegally transporting tourists from China and Singapore for the past three years.
He said the operation was conducted in collaboration with the Immigration Department, following public complaints and a week of surveillance at key locations around the highlands.
“These offences pose a major safety hazard given Cameron Highlands’ steep terrain, narrow roads and high tourist traffic,” he said during a press conference at the RTD compound here today.
Also present was Pahang RTD director, Syed Ahmad Khirulanwar Alyahya Syed Abdul Rahman.
