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Express bus rams into car, killing mom and children

Just as we at TRANSIT finished another posting about the problems within the express bus industry, this news story caught our attention. Express bus rams into car, killing mom and children 16 April 2009 BATU PAHAT: A mother and her two young children were burnt to death after an express bus rammed into their car […]

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Ashfar: centralize public transport – planning, records and enforcement

MECD and CVLB In the wake of the dissolution of the MECD and movement of the CVLB, some people may ask, ‘why was the commercial vehicles licensing board part of the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development (MECD)?’ The answer is simple – The purpose of the MECD is to create entrepreneurship opportunities for Malaysians […]

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13 April 2009 Express Bus Crash at Rawang

Express Bus Crash again Most newspapers announced the latest tragic crash of a Kuala Lumpur bound express bus at km 443 of the North-South Expressway near Rawang today. 6 people died and many more were injured. See articles from: The Star – 6 die, 5 injured in express bus crash (Update) The NST – Six […]

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30% increase in fares for express and short-trip buses

30% increase in fares for express and short-trip buses – http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/23/nation/3093617&sec=nation > The Entrepreneur and Coopera­tive Development Ministry has agreed to a 30% increase in fares for express and short-trip buses, Berita Harian reported. A source told the newspaper that the request by bus operators was approved at a meeting between 200 public transport representatives […]