<figure id="attachment_3133320" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3133320" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3133320 size-full" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ef6b046b-loke-siew-fook-khairil-nizam-khirudin-tile-130825.webp" alt="" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3133320" class="wp-caption-text">Loke Siew Fook said he personally proposed Khairil Nizam Khirudin’s name for the special task force probing the May crash in Teluk Intan that killed nine FRU personnel.</figcaption></figure>
KUALA LUMPUR: Transport minister Loke Siew Fook today said that Perikatan Nasional’s Jerantut MP Khairil Nizam Khirudin was selected to join the special task force probing the Teluk Intan crash involving a Federal Reserve Unit truck because of his professional background and fact-based approach.
Loke said he personally recommended the PAS MP, calling this proof that the government was open and transparent in handling road safety matters.
&#8220;I respect him as a professional and fact-based MP. We hope this will set an example for other MPs to also debate with facts, transparently, and respectfully.
&#8220;As for Pasir Mas, he needs to learn a bit. I didn&#8217;t appoint him because he’s &#8216;lacking a bit&#8217;,&#8221; he said during ministers&#8217; question time in the Dewan Rakyat today.
He made the remarks before answering Khairil&#8217;s question on the proposed Malaysian Transport Safety Board (MTSB).
Loke said his ministry was drafting a policy to establish the board, but that it would take time to implement.
&#8220;There are many processes involved that must be brought to the Cabinet for a policy decision, and this requires the support of various parties.
&#8220;To establish MTSB, there needs to be a new bureaucracy, the creation of new posts, and so on,&#8221; he said.
The proposal for an MTSB was first raised in a recommendation review panel report after the 2013 Genting Highlands bus accident that resulted in 37 fatalities.

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The transport minister says Khairil Nizam Khirudin was chosen to join the special task force because of his professional background and fact-based arguments.

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