TRANSIT took note of the following articles about accessibility issues in the public transport system of the Klang Valley. The first article is a ‘poser’ from Wong of Petaling Jaya. We think this might be Sam Wong from the Association of Standards Users of Malaysia. RapidBET-ter for the disabled (Malay Mail) 15 March 2010 NADIRAH […]
Category: Media Reports
The recent announcement about a tram system in Malacca, which would supposedly be complete by Merdeka Day, 2011 (August 31, for those not familiar with Malaysia), inspired the following piece from Moaz Yusuf Ahmad Malacca government takes public transport to a new level I believe that Malacca Chief Minister Mohd. Ali Rustam, or someone in […]
TRANSIT takes note of this article about the status of the construction of the Bandar Tasik Selatan Intermodal Transport Terminal (ITT): Bandar Tasik Selatan bus terminal near completion (Malay Mail) Azreen Hani Thursday, March 11th, 2010 PETALING JAYA: The bus terminal for passengers bound south is in its final stages of completion. Bandar Tasik Selatan […]
TRANSIT took note of an article in The Star which painted a very bad picture of KTMB customer service and staff attitude. We want to say that the incident as described should not be considered a reflection of KTMBs attitude towards the OKU community in particular and customer service in general. We expect that KTMB […]
TRANSIT wrote the following letter about the future of public transport in Malaysia. We realize that change will not take place overnight – but at the same time, we can see that changes are taking place. Infrastructure has been improved, connections have been built, and services are better organized. The Government Transformation Programme has identified […]
Updates #41 1. Letter: Second North-South link: We don’t need it (NST) – Faiz Ishak comments on the proposed Taiping-Banting highway and expresses his preference for better public transport. 2. Letter: KTMB pledges to reward its retirees (The Star) – Dr. Aminuddin Adnan, Managing Director of KTMB writes this letter in response to a letter entitled Offer […]
Updated with response from Subang Skypark Sdn. Bhd! Scroll to the bottom of this posting to see the response. TRANSIT took note of articles this weekend discussing improved public transport links between the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (SSAAS) Airport at Subang and the existing public transport system of the Klang Valley. Now, TRANSIT is […]
Updated with articles & images of the supposed tram! Updated with reports on the signing of ‘MoU’ on 3 March 2010! TRANSIT has taken note of a number of articles commenting on a proposed tram service linking Ayer Keroh to Malacca. RM272m tram project for historical state (Star Metro South & East) Melaka bina sistem pengangkutan trem […]
The Minister of Transport Ong Tee Keat commented yesterday on the proposed elevated link between KL Sentral and the KL Sentral Monorail station (a.k.a. Brickfields Monorail Station) The comments were picked up in all the papers, but the most detailed article (with pictures & video) comes from The Star More disabled-friendly facilities at LRT and […]
Updated with new information! Updated with a letter from TRANSIT! Updated with new articles! Important NOTE 1: UDA Holdings has postponed the March 19 closure of Puduraya Bus Terminal to an unknown date in the future. See this post. Important NOTE 2: According to the Managing Director of UDA Holdings, Jaafar Abu Hassan, there will […]
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