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SPAD bill tabled in Parliament on 12 April 2010! (Update #2)

Updated with the detailed debate from the 2nd & 3rd reading! Updated with information about each of the bills presented to Parliament on 12 April! Updated with information about Area Congestion Pricing as well as comments on SPAD! We at TRANSIT have been waiting a long time for this day – hopefully the day when […]

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Penang update: Discussion of Masterplans

TRANSIT has been following development in Penang in conjunction with the Penang Masterplan process as highlighted in our recent post, Penang update: Rapid Penang primed for growth? which included information about: RapidPenang’s plan to expand into other states in the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER); Prasarana’s plan to expand the Weld Quay hub; The Penang […]

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Updates #44

Updates #44 1. Article: Deputy Transport Minister Lau dies at 68 (The Star) – The Star and other Malaysian media covered the death of Robert Lau Hoi Chew, Sibu MP and Deputy Transport Minister. 2. Post: Penang Hill Railway: Selling the family silver? (Anilnetto.com) – Anil Netto explores reports that the mechanical hardware for the […]

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Puduraya: Operations moves to Bukit Jalil from 12 April (Update #2)

More information about the shift to Bukit Jalil, including a map of the National Sports complex showing the approximate location of the terminal, can be found here! TRANSIT notes this announcement from Bernama regarding the status of the Puduraya terminal upgrading project and the planned shift of bus operations away from Puduraya Puduraya Terminal Bus […]

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Another phase of the Singapore Circle Line opens 17 April

For those who are interested, Singapore’s City Circle Line (CCL or ‘Circle Line’) will open up to passenger service from Dhoby Ghaut to Bartley on 17 April 2010. This will add to the existing Circle Line service from Bartley to Marymount, which was opened earlier. General Info about Circle Line System Map About Circle Line […]

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More suburbs in Sarawak?

TRANSIT took note of this article, which mentions that the Sarawak government is looking at expanding the boundaries of cities by creating more suburban areas to accommodate population growth. TRANSIT hopes that Housing and Urban Development Minister Amang Abang Johari Tun Openg (Abang Jo) will take heed that suburban developments should be well planned, relatively […]

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Coming soon to RapidKL? (Update #2)

TRANSIT decided to take a look at the Prasarana and RapidKL tender pages once again, to keep up with some of the proposals. We found some really interesting projects that are up for tender or have closed recently. And in keeping with the spirit of the new open, transparent procurement & tendering process introduced by […]

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KTMB: Gender designation for KTM Komuter carriages soon? (Update #3)

Updated with information about the launch of the women-only coaches (see this link) scheduled for 28 April 2010; Updated with comments from Maria Chin Abdullah, Executive Director of NGO Empower! Updated with comments from Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, Minister of Women, Family & Community Development! TRANSIT received a concerned tweet from someone asking us about the […]

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Rapid Kuching launched – Should Prasarana-Rapid & Transport for London sue? Update #2)

Updated with even more reasons to sue! The members of TRANSIT were shocked & disappointed when we noted this article about the launching of a “Rapid Kuching” intercity bus service in Sarawak yesterday. While we are happy to see any improvements in public transport, and we are pleased that the Sarawak government is getting involved […]

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LRT: PM launches 1 Malaysia train (Update #2)

Updated with FAQ about the 4-carriage trains (Courtesy of RapidKL’s website)! TRANSIT was present on 31 March 2010 when Prime Minister Najib Razak officially launched the 1Malaysia 4-carriage LRT train at Subang Depot at approximately 4:00 pm. [TRANSIT: Scroll down for a nice .pdf portfolio show of the trains] The Prime Minister boarded a 4-carriage […]