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Comments on Government Express Bus (Intra-Urban) Feedback News & Events SPAD / LTC Transit Facilities

LPTC: Electronic ticketing can reduce touts. TRANSIT: How, exactly?

TRANSIT took note of this article which continued with recent comments from SPAD that electronic ticketing would help reduce touting at bus terminals. LPTC: Electronic ticketing can reduce touts (The Star) 7 February 2011 The Land Public Transport Commission has called on bus operators to introduce electronic ticketing to curb touting. LPTC chairman Tan Sri […]

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Commuter Train (EMU) Feedback Information KTM Antarabandar KTM Electric Train Service Mass Transit Proposals Planning RapidPenang SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Transit Infrastructure Transit-Oriented Development

Updates #71

Updates #71 1. Article: Lucky escape for 40 passengers (The Star) – Forty passengers of an express bus had a close shave after the bus they were in had the front tire burst, skidded, crashed through the road divider and came to a stop in the opposite lane at the 245th kilometre of the North-South […]

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Comments on Government Information JPJ / RTD LPKP / CVLB Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stakeholders' Participation

Update: Finally, SPAD is in charge (Update #1)

Updated with SPAD’s Organizational Structure and comments & feedback from TRANSIT! TRANSIT noted this very interesting article which indicates that the Land Public Transport Commission is now the only authority for land public transport in Peninsular Malaysia. Ok, technically it will assume the duties on Monday, Enforcement officers will be in place starting on Sunday, […]

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Complaints - Other Complaints - Taxi Express Bus (Intercity) Facility Audit Feedback JPJ / RTD KTM Antarabandar LPKP / CVLB News & Events SPAD / LTC Taxi Transit Facilities

Updates #69

Updates #69 1. Letter: Foreigner laments bad cabbies (The Star) – Magnar Nordal of Brumundda, Norway comments about the poor state of taxi service in Kuala Lumpur. 2.Article: JPJ launches checks on reckless bus drivers (The Star) – The JPJ will target reckless bus drivers during the CNY rush. TRANSIT: And what will SPAD be […]

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Complaints - Other Express Bus (Intercity) Feedback KTM Antarabandar LPKP / CVLB News & Events Safety, Health and Environment Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stakeholders' Participation Taxi Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure

Updates #66 (Sg Buloh ITT)

Updates #66 1. Article: Thumbs-up for Sg Buloh hub (Malay Mail) – A government source revealed the location of the north-bound Integrated Transport Terminal (ITT) in Sungai Buloh, linking the proposed express bus terminal not unsimilar to TBS with the proposed Sg Buloh – Kajang MRT line.

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Chartered/Tour Bus Comments on Government Express Bus (Intercity) Feedback Information LPKP / CVLB News & Events Safety, Health and Environment SPAD / LTC

Parliament will debate bus crash…SPAD twiddles thumbs until next year (Update #1)

TRANSIT notes a major first in Malaysia – that the Malaysian Parliament will hold an emergency debate about the recent bus crash that killed 7 youths and injured 39 others. Interestingly enough, a recent motion from the same MP to debate the recent bus crash at Simpang Ampat was rejected by Parliament – leaving TRANSIT […]

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Comments on Government Complaints - Bus Services News & Events Stage Bus

Dozy driver blamed for crash

The members of TRANSIT noted this article, a reminder that talk about convenience & subsidy will never make a difference as long as attitudes do not change. Dozy bus driver blamed for crash (NST) 2010/07/08 BENTONG: An inexperienced bus driver who just obtained his licence was seriously injured along with six passengers when the vehicle […]

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Complaints - Bus Services Feedback Information KTM Antarabandar News & Events Stage Bus

Touts ‘menacing’ passengers at Bukit Jalil terminal

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 […]

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Complaints - KTM Feedback Information KTM Antarabandar KTM Komuter (Klang Valley) Letters and Articles News & Events

Updates #52

Updates #52 1.Article: Woman dies in car-bus crash (NST) – A 64-year-old woman was killed and her Indonesian employee seriously injured when the car they were travelling in was involved in a collision with a bus at Km10 Jalan Kuantan-Gambang yesterday. 2. Article: Isu ETS – Pekerja KTMB ancam piket (Malaysiakini.com) – KTMB Railwaymen’s Union […]

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Comments on Planning Community Shuttle Bus Complaints - Bus Services Complaints - Other Feedback Information KTM Antarabandar Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) News & Events Stage Bus Taxi

Updates #49

Updates #49 1. Article: Taxi and bus drivers slapped with fines (The Star) – Another Ops Halang, in the Kota Raya and KLCC areas, saw 200 summonses being issued. [TRANSIT: Kudos to the various government agencies involved in Ops Halang. However, we wonder if anyone keeps a record of how many of those summonses are […]