According to Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar, the recent hike in public transportation fares has done little to discourage the public from using these services.
In the report by The Sun Daily, Syed Hamid said discounts put in place for students, senior citizens and the disabled, have helped in easing the impact of the recent fare hikes. Recently, Prasarana and Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) announced revisions to the fare structure of their services.
“In terms of the number of passengers, there has not been any effects. From the figures that we have, the number of passengers continues to increase and is very encouraging,” he told The Sun Daily. He added that the government will continue to provide up to RM250 million a year to support the operational costs of the rail system in Malaysia.
Syed Hamid also stated that to revise public transportation fares based on the fluctuation of oil prices, which has been on the decline lately, is unreasonable. “You can’t predict it, there are also other costs to be taken into account. I think this is a non-issue,” he said. What are your thoughts on the matter?
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This is because the public has no choice but to take it.
Not everyone can afford a car to travel.
Tan Sri Bob..kiter x mampu beli kete, kapchai.
Xkan nak kayoh BMX, jalan kaki pegi ofis kot.
Tan Sri ade drebar dgn kete besor lain cakap laa
Hope someone knock his head from sleep talking !!!
Buat malu bangsa saje.
Go ask your boss to return the RM2.6 billion he curi lah. that you scared to ask.
No idea why SPAD pays you a 6 figure salary per month (not per year)
Saya cakap punya.
I know you do not respect me and will not believe what I said.
I wonder this syed albar feller got even half a brain or not. Its like saying price increase of rice and bread did not discourage the public from eating rice.
It is easy to talk when your kakak ipar, bro in law, sis in law, kakak mertua, wife’s sister’s son, wife’s brother’s son all got multi million ringgit or Billion ringgit contracts through you. And you are getting big returns too. So of course, you cannot feel the pinch of how the normal rakyat feel and how we suffer. every sen matters to the rakyat.
The Ministers also go in fancy cars and fancy escorts. Never seen once also Minister take LRT, MRT or Teksi. Go to UK, you can see even full Minister taking London Underground tube every morning to work.
Come on Albar, please come clean on your wife who has so many teksi companies and permits. This not conflict of interest?
Actually, the big problem is SPAD.
SPAD’s chairman Albar’s wife owns many teksi companies. When Uber and Grabcar came into Malaysia, her companies lost a lot of money and is losing a lot of money.
So, SPAD, as any husband who is scared of his wife would do, quickly ban Uber and ban Grabcar and raise prices of KTM and Prasarana.
You see, in Malaysia, there is no such thing as CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
All prices have to go UP because Albar’s wife is not happy with slow business.
All these prices is approved by SPAD so that crony companie scan untung more.
Don’t forget, besides Albar’s wife, ALL the licenses for companies running cabs and busses are all owned by UMNO big boys.
Nobody can touch them la
What a confusing TITLE article!
nope. the title perfectly sums up the whole artice
Another, Najib gomen good statement..
No drop customers .. then you can always increase fare..
Thanks ..
Our Malaysian government also think that Malaysians are still living in Malaysia and paying tax. Therefore can increase the tax even further.
Syed Hamid also stated that to revise public transportation fares based on the fluctuation of oil prices, which has been on the decline lately, is unreasonable. “You can’t predict it, there are also other costs to be taken into account. I think this is a non-issue,” he said.
Why? Is it the maintenance cost of your fancy cars?
either he’s stupid or just likes to say the obvious.
Another stupid statement by brainless people, I also can say food price hikes did not discourage people from eating. Public transport are not luxury items and demand/supply is inelastic. In non-economic words we do not have any choice but to continue using them no matter how expensive it is.
In other news: “Recent increases in food prices have not deterred Malaysians from eating,” says a BN politician.
Hello? Diesel prices has gone down to RM1.35 from RM2, that’s 30% reduction!
Don’t know how to run public bus transportation regulate it to others to compete la with better service, and price
All want protection
That’s it, I am riding a kapchai
Setuju. Hatta jika buang Tan Sri pun SPAD tak akan terjejas. Tak percaya cuba letak jawatan.
Anybody can take over you position Tan Sri.
This dummo again said stupid statement. Fare hikes apa rakyat boleh buat? Jalan kaki? Please la dummo. So many maslan wannabes already. Please use your rat brain to think and digest before do announcement.
No choice! … Lessen parking lot in KL. Tol hike. Unstable fuel price …
They know they can hike prices and people will succumb. No use making noise. You can’t change government policies overnight.
Tan Sri, u r just looking at statistic numbers behind your cozy office. all u see is numbers but have u gone down to the street and ask how the hike is affecting the ppl’s cost of living? behind those numbers, ppl are suffering
Public transport usage is increasing because other cost has increased! Idiot… Ini lah… orang kaya yang tak pernah rasa susah. Tak pernah naik tren hari2 pi kerja dengan gaji kerani. Bagi komen guna kepala lutut.
do we have a choice???
pls dont say bad things here, i takut later govt block paultan website we all no free auto news to read online…if they angry shut down all public transport network how we go to work?
We shut down gomen, before they shut down paultan.
Huh ? You want to bend down for idiots?
Another disconnected-from-reality statement. Its as stupid as that guy who said in Malaysia most people are happy with slower Internet bandwith. Which part of “We don’t have a choice” don’t these elected officials get?
How about he and the rest of the top ministers take a 20% pay cut, still does not discourage them to QUIT their post right?.
But malu cakap bodoh.
All the MPs Dato or Tan Sri all got speak without their brain, all ya since the biggest idiots on top
BN govt minister A:
Tambang terpaksa naik, pasal barang barang seperti parts, maintenace sudah naik. Govt tidak boleh menyekat naik tambang.
BN govt minister B:
kalau takmau bayar tambang public transportation, pegi jalan kaki.
Bn govt minister C:
Kalau rajin jalan kaki, kita boleh lebih sihat kerana banyak bersenam.
BN govt minister D:
Kalau rakyat banyak berjalan kaki, kadar kemalangan jalan raya boleh dikurangkan.
?????????
Honestly, what other alternatives are out there? Of course people are not discouraged to take public transportation when they are left without a choice; when prices for cars are too high to be affordable and not everyone may want to ride a motorcycle as an alternate mode of transportation.