TRANSIT took note of this article today, Cabbies want RM4 base fare KUALA LUMPUR: Luxury cab owners want a RM2 cut in starting fares while budget taxis are demanding their starting fares be increased by a similar amount. Federal Territory and Selangor Taxi Operators Association president Datuk Aslah Abdullah said Malaysians were becoming thrifty in […]
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Complaints and Feedback
TRANSIT received this email from a resident of Putra Heights who has been expressing her concern about the unannounced change in the routing of the LRT. Dear All, Please come for the press conference regarding the LRT line which is supposed to run along the powerline. This is the only way we can make our […]
While Moaz from TRANSIT was being interviewed (along with transport planner Goh Bok Yen) for NST’s Cross Talk segment, the director of the Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board, Markiman Kobiran, was participating in the NSTLive interview segment. You can see the description and the questions and answers at this posting: NSTLive with Datuk Markiman Kobiran: Higher […]
TRANSIT notes that our commentary about the new ‘hybrid’ trains has been placed in the media. The Sun – KTMB doing the best it can The Star – Keeping things moving smoothly an uphill task for KTMB In addition, we note the following letters: Big leap forward timely for KL transport system Longer wait for […]
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Updates #3
Updates 1. This interesting letter in the NST caught our attention today: TRANSPORT WOES: Now’s the time to make changes 2. We also took note of this article which describes a gang of robbers who chose victims who had alighted from express buses in Puduraya and appeared unfamiliar with KL city: Busted – gang preying […]
TRANSIT takes note of this letter in the Star newspaper. A way out of Puduraya chaos To solve the Puduraya mess, build three bus stations at least populated locations outside the Klang Valley, one each for the buses coming from the north, east and south. The three bus stations should be linked to our LRT […]
Rakan Cop numbers on buses to curb crime By PRIYA MENON The Kuala Lumpur Police and RapidKL have joined forces in a crime prevention campaign that was launched by the KL Police chief Datuk Wira Muhammad Sabtu Osman yesterday at the Pasar Seni Bus Hub. The campaign is aimed at reducing the number of crimes […]
This article in the Star today describes concerns over the proposed extension of the Ampang Line from Seri Petaling through Bukit Jalil. Residents claim proposed LRT lines too close to homes 27 April 2009 By BAVANI M MORE than a hundred residents living in Taman Esplanad in Bukit Jalil Kuala Lumpur staged a peaceful protest […]
This information was in the newspaper today and elicited a laugh from the people at TRANSIT. CVLB hotline, SMS scrapped PUTRAJAYA: The Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board’s complaint system via its hotline 1800-88-9600 and SMS 39900 has been scrapped, said chairman Datuk Markiman Kobiran. However, he said the public could still send their complaints to aduanlpkp@mecd.gov.my […]
After the recent embarrassing admission of failure by the director of the Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board to improve taxi services, one has to wonder if the CVLB has finally outlived its usefulness. In the real world, a division that cannot do its job is restructured. An employee that cannot do their job is fired. The […]
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