LATEST NOTE: Since the MRT project is now part of the Economic Transformation Programme, we will continue to update information about the MRT project through our posting on the Economic Transformation Programme entitled ETP Analysis: The MRT Proposal. Updated with poll! Updated with additional drawings! Updated with articles! Introduction This posting may be one of […]
Category: Updates
TRANSIT also took note of the article below, discussing two major service disruptions on the KL Monorail system. Monorail service disrupted twice in two weeks SITI NURSURAYA ALI Monday, June 21st, 2010 KUALA LUMPUR: It was Monday blues for thousands of commuters when the Monorail service came to a halt at the Bukit Nanas station […]
Yesterday, TRANSIT posted a series of tweets from Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua, in which he described his experience using the Bukit Jalil temporary terminal. Today, TRANSIT noted this investigation from the Malay Mail of touting activities at the Bukit Jalil terminal. As TRANSIT has said before, criminals and others operate in a vacuum […]
TRANSIT was invited to a gathering celebrating the 125th year of KTM which took place on 21 June 2010. Below is the Programme for the gathering. Programme for the Gathering 8:00 pm: Arrival of invited guests & media 8:30 pm: Arrival of the Deputy Prime Minister The Hon. Tan Sri Dato ‘Hj. Muhyiddin bin Hj. […]
TRANSIT notes this article in the Star Metro today, in which Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng comments on RapidKL bus services in the Segambut & Taman Sri Sinar areas. Improve bus service in Segambut, RapidKL urged (The Star) By YIP YOKE TENG Monday June 21, 2010 Public bus service provider RapidKL has been urged to […]
TRANSIT notes that Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua took the bus from Batu Pahat, Johor to the Bukit Jalil temporary bus terminal. He posted his experience & feedback, including photos, on his twitter feed @TonyPua We thought it would be fun to post his tweets & photos here so people could see what has […]
Updates #53 1. Letter: MRT plan will end all nightmares (NST) – Nisha Krish of Petaling Jaya writes the the MRT network will end the nightmare of having to travel into KL. [TRANSIT: Excuse us if we smile…just a little. Her letter reminds us of the “Dreaming the LRT Dream” articles written by Moaz Yusuf […]
TRANSIT took note of the following announcement about collectible items for KTMB’s 125th anniversary. KTMB anniversary collectibles up for grabs (Malay Mail) Friday, June 18th, 2010 Click here for a larger version of the image above. KUALA LUMPUR: To celebrate 125 years anniversary of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB), Pos Malaysia will be selling first […]
TRANSIT took note of an exclusive feature on SPAD which appeared in The Malay Mail on 16th June 2010 – including an interview discussing the proposed 36bn MRT project. SPAD – Super transport service… aimed at regaining public confidence in popular conveyance (Malay Mail) Shahrim Tamrin Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 KUALA LUMPUR: The newly-launched Land […]
TRANSIT took note of this story, referring to the Sultan of Johor’s Kembara Mahkota “meet the people journey” in Johor later in June. The story was also published in the NST. A royal locomotive ride for Johor Sultan (The Star) JOHOR BARU: For his meet-the-rakyat journey this year, the Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum […]
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