On Sunday, Langkawi Ferry Line Ventures announced a fare hike for ferry services between Langkawi and Kuala Kedah as well as Kuala Perlis, beginning from January 1. This was then retracted later in the day following a response from transport minister Anthony Loke, who expressed disappointment over the decision increase fares, Bernama reports.
As such, there will be no increase in fares for Malaysians using the service. However, the company said the fare hike for foreign tourists will proceed as scheduled from January 1. “Based on advice from the ministry of transport and the Kedah state government, the fare increase for Malaysian citizens scheduled for January 1, 2025, has been cancelled,” the company’s general manager, Baharin Baharom, said via a statement.
the company had earlier announced that fares for ferry services between Langkawi, Kuala Kedah, and Kuala Perlis, would be increased from between RM3 and RM10.50 per trip, depending on passenger category and travel route.
This prompted a response from Loke, who warned ferry operators that they would not be eligible for diesel subsidies if they proceeded with the fare hikes, particularly for local residents and domestic tourists.
Loke stated that the ministry had received in-principle approval from the finance ministry last Friday to provide diesel subsidies to ferry operators serving major islands nationwide, including Langkawi, starting from January 1 next year.
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Guess thats how to milk the system when one cannot make money go and force others to to top up for them on the behalf without any feel….
All this is just wayang only. In first place the ferry business just started this year ady want to raise fare rates is questionable on how did DAP state gomen even nego the contract to the provider. And if DAP mentri trying coverup their failure to detect such discrepancies during contract signing then it is doubly a huge failure of DAP state gomen and PH federal gomen for not telling truth to the rakyat and instead spinning to look as if they are hero but the real samseng is them!
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too bad, son of ferry business owner has to settle with his old 2024 ferrari, cannot change to 2025 model already
Too bad for Wee Ka Siong who really missed a golden opportunity to tiow Madani Gov.
Too petty for him to point out PH/DAP hypocrisy and wayang sandiwara trying to look like their the hero here. In first place if PH/DAP done proper vetting of the contract why should the operator so fast want to up the fare? Even the worst of Madey era tolled highways operator only allowed to start upping fares after 10 years of operation. So PH/DAP are the idiots that allow the operator leeway to start increasing the fares and they trying to cover up their idiocy now. PH/DAP should be condemned instead.
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Just let them increase. It’s a one way street for this hell hole anyway.
the company is going to proceed to increase the fares for foreign tourist. That’s why when number of tourist decrease, then they will cry foul that government is not doing anything. they are the cause of declining tourist for reaping them off.
Do you think they care about USD2.25 increase in fare?
All this is just wayang only. In first place the ferry business just started this year ady want to raise fare rates is questionable on how did DAP state gomen even nego the contract to the provider. And if DAP mentri trying coverup their failure to detect such discrepancies during contract signing then it is doubly a huge failure of DAP state gomen and PH federal gomen for not telling truth to the rakyat and instead spinning to look as if they are hero but the real samseng is them!