TRANSIT took note of this article in the news today which states that Puduraya will be refurbished and used as a holding area and central terminal for city buses. The article also notes that traders are expressing their concerns. Puduraya will be for city buses only Friday June 26, 2009 By PRIYA MENON KUALA LUMPUR’S […]
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TRANSIT took note of this article today, which is really two articles in one. In the article, Water taxis an alternative for Penangites, Minister of Transport Ong Tee Keat speaks up in favour of a proposal for water taxis in Penang – apparently mooted by the Penang Port Commission. The funny thing is that many […]
TRANSIT took note of this article from Utusan Malaysia, in which residents in the low cost housing area in Jalan Peel complain that RapidKL stopped serving their area (with Bus 111) 2 years ago due to the ‘lack of ridership’, when 90% of the 3,000 residents depend on buses (taxis are more expensive option that […]
TRANSIT takes note that the Malacca Aerorail Proposal is now going for the 3 month period of public feedback (from June 23 to September 22) required by the Department Of Railways. For more information, please see the following article, Malacca’s aerorail awaiting approval. For details about the project, please see the following: Malacca Aerorail feedback […]
“Much better than the rest.” That is how members of TRANSIT describe RapidPenang, the Government-Linked company operating bus services in the State of Penang. This is high praise. By all accounts, RapidPenang is a success story, even if one is only comparing RapidPenang to the extremely poor services that existed in Penang in recent decades. […]
TRANSIT took note of this very interesting article in the Star Metro section on 23 June 2009 that outlines some of the challenges faced by the major bus operators thanks to poor planning, weak government agencies, and total disrespect for the law. 23 June 2009 Law-abiding bus operators hard hit by underhanded monopoly Story and […]
Updates 1. Article: New twist to Penang ferry issue (The Star) – Penang Port Sdn. Bhd Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Ahmad Ibnihajar criticizes the Penang Ports Commission and the state government for issuing statements on the matter of the transfer of the Penang Ferry. For your information, Penang Port Sdn. Bhd. is a […]
TRANSIT took note of this article in the Malay Mail today in which the company Hijrah Dedikasi Sdn Bhd defends itself against allegations that it was ignoring a CVLB Directive. Now, the CVLB is a relatively weak agency (as compared to other government agencies) with only 57 enforcement staff. Clearly the goal of the CVLB […]
TRANSIT takes note of this small news update in Subang Jaya Community Newspaper SJEcho. LRT – State needs more details by SJEcho 22 June 2009 THE Selangor State Government wants Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad , the concessionaire for the LRT to provide more details. Selangor State Exco Ronnie Liu who is the Local Government, Research […]
TRANSIT took note of this letter by Ipoh resident and City Watch member Victor Chew, a regular contributor to the newspapers. IPOH: Compelling reasons to revamp city’s public transport system 2009/06/19 by Victor Chew MANY letters and reports have appeared in the newspapers about the problems of public transport in Ipoh city but very little […]
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