TRANSIT took note of this recent commentary in the Business Times which appears to put the blame for the delay to the LRT project on the Selangor State Government and Subang Jaya Local Council (MPSJ). We at TRANSIT believe otherwise – especially we have seen what all sides have to say, weighed their comments and […]
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It is indeed a sad day for Malaysia as its people has shown signs in sheer lost of confidence in public transport. The recent Audit Report shows us that the nation’s railway operator Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) has failed to make its loan payments for the past 8 years and made RM1.45 billion in […]
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SPAD Chairman talks on MRT financing plan
SPAD’s Chairman, Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar told The Sun newspaper on the bane on using public transport. TRANSIT feels that the representatives of the people, not limited to those from SPAD or MoT, must learn to endure door-to-door return trip via public transport (read: this involves walking to bus stops, riding buses to another […]
TRANSIT has taken note of the highlights of Budget 2011. We are still in shock. But do keep coming back to our website as we will be updating this posting with comments on the MRT proposal and other solutions to improve public transport throughout Malaysia. Because Malaysia is more than just KL … isn’t it? […]
TRANSIT together with Pertubuhan IKRAM Malaysia’s (Ikram) Masyarakat Madani Committee have issued a joint statement on the MRT Proposal. Concerns over MRT in Greater KL — Syed Ibrahim Syeh Noh AlHabshi October 10, 2010 OCT 10 — Pertubuhan IKRAM Malaysia’s (Ikram) Masyarakat Madani Committee together with the members of the Association for the Improvement of […]
TRANSIT is very horrified to learn on the bus crash near Simpang Ampat exit of the North South Expressway. It seems that we have learn nothing from the past. The following commentary by the Malay Mail really bites.
TRANSIT is very much concerned on the way highway expansion projects make its way on our newspapers and media, when nothing has ever been mentioned on plans to modify our expressways to facilitate greater flow of movement for everyone through Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or Expressway Rapid Transit (ERT, a flexible, speedier and […]
TRANSIT wishes to welcome the new Prasarana boss, Shahril Mokhtar. Although we’re very surprised considering his fairly short stint as COO for SPAD, we wish him good luck, and trust his wisdom and experience will steer Prasarana forward towards being an efficient and customer-oriented public transport infrastructure company. With that in mind, TRANSIT hopes the […]
TRANSIT takes note of the following articles that show that the Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal is almost totally complete and should be ready to handle passengers by the end of 2010 or early in 2011. We think we can safely say that passengers taking trips southbound during the Chinese New Year holiday in […]
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Updates #60
Updates #60 TRANSIT celebrates 60 separate updates of news stories, comments and blog postings related to public transport in Malaysia
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