Update #1 – according to sources, Prime Minister Najib Razak will be the Minister-in-Charge of SPAD!!! TRANSIT notes a report in the Star newspaper today that states that Syed Hamid Albar, has been appointed as the Chairman of SPAD effective June 3. The formal announcement of the appointment of Syed Hamid as Chair, and Muhd […]
Tag: statements on public transit
For those who are interested, Lester Kong of the Malaysia Star has written a very detailed and interesting summary report on the Urban Public Transport NKRA, part of the Government Transformation Programme. As you can imagine, there is a lot of information contained within the articles – so TRANSIT will just post the links to […]
TRANSIT took note of this article today, in the Malay Mail, which announces that KTMB will receive 38 units of Tokyo Metro trains for free (paying for modification costs) – a very interesting announcement for KTMB’s 125th anniversary! These trains are expected to arrive in 2012 and will help supplement KTMB’s electric fleet. However, we […]
TRANSIT noted the following announcements in relation to KTM’s celebration of the 125th anniversary of rail in what is now Malaysia. KTM Offers 125 Free Tickets Daily To Mark 125th Anniversary (Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will from Tuesday offer 125 free train tickets daily for one week to […]
In a move that will come as a surprise to many following public transport, the Malaysian media are reporting that the KTM station in Tanjung Pagar, Singapore, will be relocated to the Woodlands Checkpoint on 1 July 2011. This is part of the Points of Agreement (POA) signed in 1990 on the status of the […]
TRANSIT notes that the Malaysian government is now seeking to reform the current system of subsidies (including subsidies on petrol, energy, water, sugar, and various other commodities) as the collective subsidy bill has become “unsustainable”. An advertisement printed in the news media recently states that the bill for subsidies cost the “government” RM74billion in 2009: […]
TRANSIT took note of two interesting articles with information about the Kuala Lumpur railway station. ‘New’ KL railway station will merge history with modern technology (Malay Mail) Azreen Hani 12 May 2010 KUALA LUMPUR: The KL railway station at Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin will be given a new lease of life soon. Come July, the historic […]
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 […]
TRANSIT noted this article updating the public on KTM’s plans for introducing the women-only coach to the Rawang-Seremban line from this Saturday, 15 May 2010. Rawang-Seremban Komuter service to have women-only coach, too (The Star) KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) is to introduce the women-only coach on its Rawang-Seremban Komuter Service on Saturday. […]
Updated with information about the CEO & COO of SPAD! Updated with information about the candidates for SPAD and a poll for you to respond to! Mohamad Nur tipped to be SPAD head (The Star) 17 May 2010 Transport Ministry special adviser Mohamad Nur Kamal is tipped to be appointed chief executive officer of the […]
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