The loud-mouthed minister (who was once was investigated in a scandal involving thousands of taxi permits giveaways to proxies) certainly did not mince his words when he likens the taxi drivers in Malaysia to that very inanimate thing that grosses all locals and tourists alike. Not as if TRANSIT, who champions for the greater good […]
Category: News & Events
TRANSIT took note of this article in the Star on Sunday the 20th which surprised and upset us: Work starts on LRT station Sunday December 20, 2009 By ROZAID A. RAHMAN PETALING JAYA: Land clearing work for the main Putra Heights LRT station has started. A check at the proposed site of the station, which […]
As most would know by now, KTMB has received the first of 5 Electric Multiple Unit trainsets which will be operated on the Ipoh-KL-Seremban route. The handover ceremony for the first train was yesterday (15 December) at Kuala Lumpur station, followed by an open house (open train?) until 5pm. Today (16 December) the train is […]
Updates #34 TRANSIT apologizes for the long delay between updates. 1. Prime Minister Najib Razak will be introducing the findings and plans for the National Key Results Areas (NKRAs) on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th December. Article: All the facts on NKRA, 1Malaysia out this week (NST); Article: Govt to seek public feedback on NKRAs […]
TRANSIT took note of this advertisement calling for interested candidates for the position of “stewardess” for the new ETS between Seremban-KL-Ipoh. Interviews will take place on December 15, the same day as the Handover Ceremony for the ETS trainset, at Kuala Lumpur station. TRANSIT Says: TRANSIT encourages interested parties to apply for the position advertised. […]
Update 1: Updated with our submission Dear Editor For Immediate Release – TRANSIT Submits feedback on proposed LRT Extensions to Director General, Department of Railways The members of the Association for the Improvement of Mass-Transit (TRANSIT) will submit our feedback on the proposed LRT extensions to the Director General of the Department of Railways at […]
Updated with a press statement from TRANSIT (at the bottom of this posting) The people at KTM have graciously invited TRANSIT to attend the acceptance ceremony for the new ETS train at Kuala Lumpur station on 15 December 2009. The ceremony takes place from 9:00 am – 12:00 am but the train will remain at […]
A short time ago we presented a courtesy poster campaign from the Tokyo Metro. Today, TRANSIT shares a link to an E-article that refers to a courtesy campaign on the Delhi Metro. Will we learn to behave? (Hindustan Times) TRANSIT Says: The concept of courtesy on public transport is a very important one. Mass-transit & […]
On 1 December 2009, TRANSIT tweeted about a news segment which announced that Malaysian company Pembinaan Aktif Gemilang (PAG) was going to be involved in a revolutionary solar-powered Hydrogen High Speed Rail superhighway project in West Java, Indonesia. Apparently this project has all of the solutions that we could ever ask for…high-speed rail that is […]
TRANSIT took note of a recent article in the Star newspaper that discusses the effect of investments that investment in public transport infrastructure will have on public transport use. Building confidence in public transport (the Star) 28 November 2009 By SHARIDAN M.ALI FOR most of Klang Valley residents, the choice between driving in traffic jams […]
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