PARLIAMENT | The Land Public Transport Agency (Apad) has issued a temporary ban on the use of sockets in all express buses until the investigation into the death of a teenager who was allegedly electrocuted while charging his mobile phone on a bus is completed.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the temporary ban is to enable a thorough investigation to determine the actual cause of the incident.

“We have also sought advice from the Energy Commission (ST) and if there are any improvements needed by the Transport Ministry, we are ready to work with ST to review the standard operating procedures...