TRANSIT took note of some more very interesting news from down south, in which the Menteri Besar of Johor Abdul Ghani Othman announced that he had given approval to Metropolitan Commuter Network Sdn. Bhd. to construct a commuter rail network for south Johor (the Iskandar Development Region and Johor Baru). The “proposal” for the rail […]
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Updates #81 1.Article: Enter the electric trishaw in Penang (Star Metro) – an electric trishaw is introduced for the Penang State Museum & Art Gallery’s 46th Anniversary.
While TRANSIT has been pleased by the return of Puduraya to activity, we continue to be disappointed by the noise coming out of Terminal Bersepadu Selatan at Bandar Tasik Selatan – the bus terminal which only opened to the public at the beginning of the last month. Here is a short summary of what has […]
Update: David Goh explains in this letter why he was not happy with some aspects of the reopened Puduraya! Update: This article in The Star describes some of the issues at the reopened Puduraya – of course most passengers are very happy with the new facilities – it is the communication issues that need to […]
Update: SPAD CEO Mohd Nor Kamal has responded to the announcement by saying that SPAD has not seen any proposal yet! TRANSIT took note of a very interesting announcement from down south, where the Chief Executive of the Iskandar Regional Development Authority appeared to announce a 500km MRT project for the region. Now before any […]
TRANSIT took note of this article today which states that the first contract for the Klang Valley MRT project (for the Independent Check Engineer) has been approved by the Finance Ministry, overruling an earlier rejection by Prasarana. MRT’s first contract runs into controversy (The Malaysian Insider) Thu, Apr 14, 2011 By Jahabar Sadiq Editor KUALA […]
NST ran three letters on electric bikes today. Electric bicycles: Safety issue under study Electric bicycles: It’s not dangerous Electric bicycles 2011/04/14 DATUK NAIM MOHAMAD, Deputy president Malaysian National Cycling Federation, Kuala Lumpur THERE has been much debate about electric bicycles recently. The Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) plans to hold a special session with […]
TRANSIT is happy to hear the latest news that SPAD is actively pursuing errant taxi drivers who refuse to use meters. SPAD hauls up errant cabbies in city (NST) 2011/04/13 By Nuradzimmah Daim KUALA LUMPUR: A taxi driver thought he could get away with asking for a RM20 fare from Bukit Bintang to KLCC from […]
TRANSIT is hearing disturbing news from the Malaysian Insider. It is nothing new. The plain, same o same o story. The. MRT. Has. Been. Conceived. Without. A. Plan. Period. SPAD: MRT financing, project manager’s fees not finalised yet (The Malaysian Insider) By Jahabar Sadiq April 08, 2011 Nur Kamal said actual work on the MRT […]
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PPj says Putrajaya monorail project needs to be revived soon. TRANSIT: This is getting tiresome.
It has come again – the call from Perbadanan Putrajaya to revive to Putrajaya Monorail has become an annual event for those who follow public transport in Malaysia. And, like every year the call is the same – without the monorail Putrajaya will have traffic gridlock. Without the monorail the roads & highways leading to […]
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