Transit says: Have your say on 2nd Economic Stimulus Package 23-01-2009 Have your say on second package via Najib’s blog PETALING JAYA: The economy is in trouble. It needs help. And you can help — by having your say on how best to stimulate growth. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, in his […]
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1,500 jobs at RapidKL Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd (RapidKL) CEO Suffian Baharuddin detailed the vacancies including: bus drivers (350) mechanics and technicians (255) customer service assistants (170) security officers (270) traffic controllers (120) engineers (53) and many more The job vacancies have been advertised in local newspapers this weekend. For more information, visit […]
Residents blame KTM project for drainage problem Saturday February 7, 2009 by Priya Menon According to the residents, the new Batu Cantonment KTM Commuter station that links Sentul to Batu Caves being built near their homes has caused the drainage system to turn into shambles. The construction work that began in 2007 has caused much […]
Reviving Semenyih Sentral 5 February 2009 Story and photo by GEETHA KRISHNAN THE Semenyih Sentral bus terminal, which was left almost idle for the last three years, is being repositioned to make it a vibrant public transport hub for the southern region of Selangor. Previously on the verge of becoming a white elephant, the terminal […]
Queuing System: Where life’s a daily scramble By : SAMUEL YESUIAH, Seremban I REFER to your report “Line up and break up” (NST, Jan 23) on KTM Komuter’s plan to enforce a queuing system to beat the mad rush of commuters at its stations. The system involves the painting of three colours on the platforms. […]
Trains delayed – to 2013 By Pauline Almeida January 30, 2009 The Malay Mail http://www.mmail.com.my/Trains_delayed_-_to_2013.aspx The trains Klang Valley commuters have been waiting for to alleviate their misery will be delayed — yet again. Word from transport industry sources is that planned additional lines and stations for the light rail train (LRT) network is now […]
Will KTMB’s ambitious plan work? January 20, 2009 from the Malay Mail http://www.mmail.com.my/Will_KTMB’s_ambitious_plan_work-e-.aspx Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) managing director Abd Radzak Abd Malek has unveiled an ambitious plan to turn his ailing company around: This year, the national railway hopes to post a profit of RM1, which is no mean feat considering that it […]
http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/96981 Why throw out the buses from KL Sentral? M Zulkarnain Hamzah | Jan 22, 09 4:10pm The Association for the Improvement of Mass Transit (Transit) is very dismayed at the recent news that the Kuala Lumpur Sentral bus hub will be closed. This apparently is due to the commercial development of the only swath […]
30% increase in fares for express and short-trip buses – http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/23/nation/3093617&sec=nation > The Entrepreneur and CooperaÂtive Development Ministry has agreed to a 30% increase in fares for express and short-trip buses, Berita Harian reported. A source told the newspaper that the request by bus operators was approved at a meeting between 200 public transport representatives […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 24 — Four passengers were injured when two Star LRT trains collided about 200m from the Bukit Jalil LRT station. The four were sent to the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre for treatment. Some 300 other passengers were unhurt. The incident occurred at 6.32pm. A RapidKL executive, Suffian Baharuddin, said the incident […]
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