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Getting to Cap Square – Is half an effort better than no effort?

Cap Squre is the new “wine & dine” “place to be” in KL.  It is located in a relatively overlooked area of KL, between the old city and the new city (KLCC). As you can see from the maps (see links below), CapSquare is a very “urban place” located to the east of the Masjid […]

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1,500 jobs at RapidKL – Why now?

1,500 jobs at RapidKL Rangkaian Pengangkutan Integrasi Deras Sdn Bhd (RapidKL) CEO Suffian Baharuddin detailed the vacancies including: bus drivers (350) mechanics and technicians (255) customer service assistants (170) security officers (270) traffic controllers (120) engineers (53) and many more The job vacancies have been advertised in local newspapers this weekend. For more information, visit […]

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Article: Trains delayed – to 2013

Trains delayed – to 2013 By Pauline Almeida January 30, 2009 The Malay Mail http://www.mmail.com.my/Trains_delayed_-_to_2013.aspx The trains Klang Valley commuters have been waiting for to alleviate their misery will be delayed — yet again. Word from transport industry sources is that planned additional lines and stations for the light rail train (LRT) network is now […]

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Will KTMB’s ambitious plan work?

Will KTMB’s ambitious plan work? January 20, 2009 from the Malay Mail http://www.mmail.com.my/Will_KTMB’s_ambitious_plan_work-e-.aspx Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) managing director Abd Radzak Abd Malek has unveiled an ambitious plan to turn his ailing company around: This year, the national railway hopes to post a profit of RM1, which is no mean feat considering that it […]

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Why throw out the buses from KL Sentral?

http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/96981 Why throw out the buses from KL Sentral? M Zulkarnain Hamzah | Jan 22, 09 4:10pm The Association for the Improvement of Mass Transit (Transit) is very dismayed at the recent news that the Kuala Lumpur Sentral bus hub will be closed. This apparently is due to the commercial development of the only swath […]