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Taxi: CVLB rules causing a sticky situation (Update #3)

Updated with 4 interesting articles! Stickers to keep cabbies in line (The Star) – the CVLB responds to the Star’s feature about too many stickers; Letter: Stiff penalties will put brakes on errant cabbies (The Star) – M.M. Chih of KL argues that enforcement is needed as a solution, not stickers Letter: Taxi drivers will […]

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Taxi: Report cabbies who refuse to use the meter

TRANSIT took note of this letter in the newspaper, Report cabbies who refuse to use the meter (The Star) in which @Victimized of Kuala Lumpur points out that cabbies are becoming afraid of being reported. Get it? Some taxi drivers are now afraid. That is why they are responding in a harsh manner and suggesting […]

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Updates #43

Updates #43 1. Article: Push for a bike friendly city goes on (The Star) – Information about a plan to make Penang more bicycle friendly. For more information you may also want to see http://www.pbb.com.my. 2. Article: Call to install partitions in taxis (Malay Mail) – Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department T. Murugiah […]

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Taxi: ‘New’ CVLB rules to clean up taxi service

TRANSIT takes note of two articles in the Star newspaper highlighting the new CVLB rules & expectations for taxi drivers. CVLB introduces new rules to clean-up KL taxis (The Star) Thursday March 25, 2010 Stories by PRIYA MENON and VISHALENE SIVARAMAN metro@thestar.com.my TAXIS in Kuala Lumpur have begun sporting big ‘No Haggling’ stickers on the […]

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Public Transport in the 3rd Session of the 12th Parliament (Update #15)

Dewan Negara – Updated with Order Paper and Hansard for 26-29 April! Update: We have now shifted to the Dewan Negara (Senate) Dewan Rakyat – Updated with the Order Paper and Hansard for 16, 18, 22-25, 29-30 March, and 1, 5-8, 12-15, 19-22 April (BM only)! TRANSIT will follow the 3rd Session of the 12th Malaysian […]

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More misery and mystery at Puduraya (update#4)

Updated with new information! Updated with a letter from TRANSIT! Updated with new articles! Important NOTE 1: UDA Holdings has postponed the March 19 closure of Puduraya Bus Terminal to an unknown date in the future. See this post. Important NOTE 2: According to the Managing Director of UDA Holdings, Jaafar Abu Hassan, there will […]

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2 months for decision on Rawang terminal

TRANSIT took note of this article on the new bus station in Rawang, which facing problems in getting bus and taxi operators to move to the station. Decision on new bus station in two months (The Star) Saturday January 30, 2010 By STUART MICHAEL A THOROUGH study must be done on traffic flow at the […]

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Klang: Fallout over demolition of Klang taxi stand?

TRANSIT took note of the following articles which discuss the frustration over the demolition of the Klang taxi stand. Notice given before demolition, says Mislan (The Star) Jalan Pasar site not suitable say cabbies (The Star) The issues with the Klang taxi stand relate to the issues of public transport in general. Poorly-regulated and poorly-managed […]

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CVLB’s hotline to operate 24-hours in three months

TRANSIT took note of the following article regarding the CVLB’s Hotline: CVLB’s 24-hour hotline to operate in three months (The Star) NUSAJAYA: The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board’s (CVLB) 1-800-88-96000 hotline will ope­rate round-the-clock in three months. Board chairman Datuk Halimah Sadique said this would enable the public to lodge complaints against errant bus and taxi […]

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More trouble at Klang Sentral

TRANSIT takes note of this article, an update on the mostly forgotten Klang Sentral bus terminal. Poor business takes its toll on traders (Streets – NST) R. Anbu The food station closed down after operating for only seven months as its operator had refused to sign a tenancy agreement with the management of Klang Sentral […]