TRANSIT notes this article in The Sun, in which Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Aziz gives details about the proposed Suruhanjaya Pengnagkutan Awam Darat or Land Public Transport Commission [TRANSIT: Public Land Transport Commission, which sounds better]. Nazri: Land Public Transport Commission to start June 1 (The Sun) Husna Yusop PUTRAJAYA ( Jan […]
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TRANSIT noted from our recent discussion with KTMB staff that there was a plan to return KTM Komuter service to the “Old” Kuala Lumpur station from the “new” Kuala Lumpur station. As you might imagine, TRANSIT was certainly in support of this move. The “old” Kuala Lumpur station is a part of Malaysia’s public transport […]
TRANSIT notes this article that says that, according to the Public Accounts Committee, their investigation of the RM1.14 billion overrun of the Rawang-Ipoh Electrification & Double Tracking (EDT) project has shown no financial irregularities. Article: Azmi: No irregularities found in rail project (NST) Letter: Double-tracking project cost overrun: Let’s have the details (Malaysiakini) TRANSIT Says: […]
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500 Tweets
No real reason to make this posting, but we thought we might as well. TRANSIT celebrates another milestone with 500 tweets on our feed on Social Networking and updating program twitter. Thank you to all of our followers and readers for your support. If you are new to TRANSIT, you can also follow us at […]
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Public Transport in China
TRANSIT took note of this very interesting commentary about the public transport system in China, especially in Shanghai and Beijing. We will follow up this initial article with some additional links and photos of public transport in China. In the meantime, please enjoy the article and the following links from skyscrapercity.com: Hong Kong Public Transport (MTR […]
Use Touch ‘n Go card at Taman Paramount LRT Station Car Park from 5th October 2009 Use Touch ‘n Go card at Taman Paramount LRT Station Car Park from 5th October 2009 (info) Petaling Jaya, 01 October 2009: Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd (RapidKL) will be testing the Touch ‘n Go payment system at […]
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Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri
The members of TRANSIT would like to wish all public transport users a very happy Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, as well as Selamat Bercuti & Selamat Berehat We also remind you to be forgiving and reasonable – but keep your expectations for good public transport very high!
TRANSIT takes note of this article in the Malay Mail that announces the shut down of Terminal B at the controversial Klang Sentral bus station. Klang’s Terminal B closes after nine months Nine months — that’s how long it lasted Nevash Nair, Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 05:45:00 THE shutters have finally come down at Terminal […]
TRANSIT also took note of this article in the news from up in Penang. Penang Port to hand over ferry ops to govt 5 June 2009 GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) is expected to hand over its loss-making ferry operations to the Federal Government. Penang Port Commission chairman Tan Cheng Liang said […]
We have updated our “Proposals” page with more information from our recent April 30 presentation to the Selangor state government. In addition, all of the links have been changed to link to special pages which will allow you to view the presentation or read the document and give comments and feedback and suggestions directly. Through […]
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