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  Alternative KL-SG rail line mooted – slower, RM50 billion cheaper than HSR, but is it truly needed?

  19 June 2018 / 28 comments

  The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project has been shelved, for now, but an alternative rail line that’s slower and much cheaper has been mooted. The Star reports that the proposal, which is to […]

  
  

   

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  Special number plates cost government nearly RM20 million in lost revenue for each series – Loke

  19 June 2018 / 24 comments

  The government’s decision to halt the practice of allowing non-governmental organisations to sell special number plates is to ensure that revenue goes into the right stream, according to transport minister Anthony Loke. He said that […]

  
  

   

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  Klang Valley Double Track phase two is a no-go – Loke

  14 June 2018 / 16 comments

  Recently put under review, the second phase of the Klang Valley Double Track (KVDT) project is now a “no-go” according to transport minister Anthony Loke. The Star reports that besides the timing of the tender […]

  
  

   

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  Toyota to invest RM4 bil in Grab, gets seat on board

  13 June 2018 / 21 comments

  Toyota announced today that it has concluded an agreement with ride-sharing app company Grab to strengthen their existing partnership and expand collaboration in Southeast Asia to drive further advances in Mobility as a Service (MaaS). […]

  
  

   

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  KL-Singapore HSR project merely postponed – PM

  12 June 2018 / 31 comments

  It appears the KL-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project will not be cancelled but instead be postponed for the future. This was revealed by prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad during an interview with Nikkei Asian […]

  
  

   

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  Klang Valley Double Track phase two in review: Loke

  12 June 2018 / 32 comments

  Upgrading works for the second phase of the Klang Valley Double Track (KVDT) project will be under review, said transport minister Anthony Loke according to The Star. The second phase of the 110 km-long track […]

  
  

   

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  Bus companies and drivers with unpaid summonses will not be allowed to operate this Hari Raya – Loke

  7 June 2018 / 35 comments

  Transport minister Anthony Loke is getting tough on road safety. The new man in charge said today that express bus companies and drivers who have unpaid traffic summonses will not be allowed to operate over […]

  
  

   

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  Goodbye SPAD, hello APAD: new agency to be formed

  7 June 2018 / 63 comments

  Out goes the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), and in comes the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD). The new entity, which was announced by the transport ministry yesterday, will be responsible for the development of […]

  
  

   

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  Integration of SPAD functions still being discussed; transport pass, RTS to be studied – transport minister

  4 June 2018 / 8 comments

  Transport minister Anthony Loke said that his ministry is still figuring out how to integrate the functions of the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), according to The Star. The abolishment of the agency was first […]

  
  

   

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  GST zero-rated: New parking rates at MRT stations

  1 June 2018 / 0 comments

  Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp) has announced that the parking rates at Park N’ Ride facilities operated by the company along the Klang Valley MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Line have been revised. The new […]

  
  

   

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