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Updates #76

Updates #76 1. Article: Discover Ipoh by Bike after a short train ride from KL (The Star) – Sam Cheong writes of a trip to Ipoh using ETS and a folding bicycle.  

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Complaints - Taxi Feedback JPJ / RTD Local Councils SPAD / LTC Taxi

Cabbies who were like thugs

TRANSIT was again shocked when we took note of this article, describing harassment and assault by taxi drivers at the Bukit Jalil terminal. Cabbies who were like thugs (The Star) I AM a foreigner who is disabled. I normally use a wheelchair to get around. As you know, Malaysia is not very wheelchair-friendly at the […]

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Complaints - KTM Complaints - Other Express Bus (Intercity) Feedback JPJ / RTD KTM Komuter (Klang Valley) Local Councils Safety, Health and Environment SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Transit Facilities

Updates #75

Updates #75 1. Article: 15 flee as bus burns (NST) – Fourteen passengers on a double-deck express bus, including foreigners and children, escaped death when they managed to get off the vehicle before it was engulfed in flames during an incident at Km224.2 of the North-South Expressway, heading south near Pedas here, on Saturday. There […]

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Updates #73

Updates #73 1. Article: Integrated public transportation within a year: DPM (NST) – Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yasin took his trip on the Klang Valley public transport system and claimed that the public transport system can be integrated within a year.

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Comments on Government Express Bus (Intra-Urban) Feedback First Review News & Events SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Taxi Transit Facilities Universal Design

SPAD CEO: Rise in public transport usage on the way

TRANSIT took note of this letter written by Mohd Nur Ismal Kamal, the CEO of SPAD, Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Commission. Mohd Nur was kind enough to send an advance copy of his letter to us, and you can find the original here. Below is the edited letter as published in The Star. Rise in […]

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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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Complaints - KTM Express Bus (Intercity) Feedback Information KTM Antarabandar Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) RapidKL Safety, Health and Environment

Updates #70

Updates #70 1. Letter: Put public transport back on track (The Star) – J. D. Lovrenciar of KL calls for improvements to public transport to reduce commute times & stress & improve quality of life. 2. Letter: Make cycling a way of life (The Star) – Dr. A. Soorian of Seremban calls for improvements to […]

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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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Updates #68

Updates #68 1. Letter: Upgrade facilities at stations now (The Star) – Lena Lim of Seremban complains about the inadequate facilities at the LRT and Komuter stations at the Bandar Tasik Selatan interchange. 2. Article: Homeless show their usefulness (The Star) – 22 homeless persons engaged in a gotong-royong community cleanup at the Klang Bus […]

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Updates #65

Updates #65 1. Article: Initiative to increase ridership (The Star) – a continuation of The Star’s updates on government investment through the Government Transformation Programme 2. Hotline Story: No refund for lost or stolen Rapidpass (Malay Mail) – details the experience of Kokila of KL who lost her Rapidpass TnG but was informed that Touch […]