TRANSIT took note of this article, which mentions that the Sarawak government is looking at expanding the boundaries of cities by creating more suburban areas to accommodate population growth. TRANSIT hopes that Housing and Urban Development Minister Amang Abang Johari Tun Openg (Abang Jo) will take heed that suburban developments should be well planned, relatively […]
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TRANSIT notes that KTM Komuter has started a photo contest entitled “Happy Moments With Us” The contest started on 9 March 2010 and continues until 31 August 2010. There are 30 winners each month. For more information, or to register, please visit http://www.ktmb.com.my/foto/main.aspx TRANSIT Says: No need for comment this time. This is the 125th […]
Updates #43 1. Article: Push for a bike friendly city goes on (The Star) – Information about a plan to make Penang more bicycle friendly. For more information you may also want to see http://www.pbb.com.my. 2. Article: Call to install partitions in taxis (Malay Mail) – Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department T. Murugiah […]
TRANSIT took note of two articles related to the use of the former railway lands from the first rail line built in Malaysia, at Kuala Sepetang near Taiping. Zambry wants railway land price dispute settled amicably (The Star) Zambry rails against KTMB over land price (NST The lands were alienated for railway use in the […]
Important NOTE: TRANSIT notes that operations at the Puduraya terminal will move to the Bukit Jalil temporary bus terminal from 12 April 2010! TRANSIT notes that the proposed March 19 closure of the Puduraya Bus terminal has been delayed for the time being. For more information please see this article, Planned closure of bus terminal […]
Dewan Negara – Updated with Order Paper and Hansard for 26-29 April! Update: We have now shifted to the Dewan Negara (Senate) Dewan Rakyat – Updated with the Order Paper and Hansard for 16, 18, 22-25, 29-30 March, and 1, 5-8, 12-15, 19-22 April (BM only)! TRANSIT will follow the 3rd Session of the 12th Malaysian […]
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 […]
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 […]
TRANSIT took note of this commentary from Star Reporter Lim Chia Ying, discussing traffic congestion outside the Puduraya Bus terminal this past week as part of the Chinese New Year travel activities. Chaos outside Puduraya (The Star) Monday February 22, 2010 By LIM CHIA YING chiaying@thestar.com.my THE temporary bus depot at the junction of Jalan […]
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