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  Sabah to run electric bus pilot project in Kota Kinabalu by end of 2021 to promote green public transport

  13 October 2021 / 11 comments

  The Sabah government has announced that it will run an electric bus pilot project in Kota Kinabalu by the end of this year, according to state tourism, culture and environment minister Datuk Jafry Ariffin. “This […]

   

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  ERL launches KLIA Ekspres app, ExpreSmiles loyalty programme – RM1 joyride for public sometime in Nov

  13 October 2021 / 1 comment

  Express Rail Link (ERL) has launched the new KLIA Ekspres app and ExpreSmiles loyalty programme for its airport to city rail services. The virtual launch event on Facebook Live was officiated by transport minister Datuk […]

   

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  Three MRT stations to close from Oct 9 till Nov for migration works – Kwasa Dsara, Kg Selamat, Sg Buloh

  6 October 2021 / 0 comments

  This time, it’s not just for the weekend. The Kwasa Damansara, Kampung Selamat and Sungai Buloh stations on the MRT Kajang Line will be closed from October 9 until the opening of Phase 1 of […]

   

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  MRT Putrajaya Line Phase 1 operations to start in Nov

  5 October 2021 / 6 comments

  UPDATE: Latest news is that Phase 1 will start on June 16 2022 As indicated in July, work on the MRT Putrajaya Line Phase 1 is almost complete, and the section of the line is […]

   

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  inDriver ride-hailing service debuts in Malaysia – passengers get to negotiate ride fare with drivers

  1 October 2021 / 3 comments

  The ride-hailing landscape in Malaysia gains yet another player with the arrival of inDriver, a ride-hailing service provider headquartered in California, United States and claims a user base of more than 100 million users across […]

   

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  Volvo unveils BZL chassis for electric buses – 200 kW or 400 kW driveline, single or double-decker options

  30 September 2021 / 0 comments

  Volvo Buses has introduced a new electric bus platform, which it says will make its public transport offerings more sustainable and environmentally-friendly. The company’s new global solution for electromobility is called the BZL Electric. Offering […]

   

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  RMK-12: Public transport use low due to cheap cars, reg vehicles up from 20 to 30 mil between 2010-2018

  27 September 2021 / 58 comments

  Prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has just announced the 12th Malaysia Plan (Rancangan Malaysia Ke-12 or RMK-12), a five-year guide for the country’s development. In it, the government has both reviewed the nation’s […]

   

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  Grab Malaysia to deny drivers and passengers rated as high risk on MySejahtera from its e-hailing service

  13 September 2021 / 11 comments

  Grab has announced it will be introducing a new rides policy that will cover both drivers and passengers of its ride-hailing service. Effective from tomorrow, September 14, only those with “Low Risk” or “Casual Contact […]

   

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  Rapid KL expects increase in LRT users during Phase 2 of NRP, to deploy additional trains should need arise

  13 September 2021 / 4 comments

  Rapid KL, which increased the frequency of its train and bus services in the Klang Valley on September 10 in line with Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya’s transition to Phase Two of the national recovery […]

   

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  KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit is back – combined service to airport resumes on Sept 13, hourly interval

  10 September 2021 / 0 comments

  Have you been out and about? If you have, you would have noticed that traffic is “back to normal” and the world has resumed, so to speak. We can even fly to a beach holiday […]

   

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  Autonomous trackless trams for up to 307 passengers to commence testing in Cyberjaya from January

  6 September 2021 / 10 comments

  Iskandar Malaysia BRT pilot testing A trackless tram system, known as an automated rapid transit (ART) system will run in Cyberjaya as a pilot programme for a period of three months from January 2022, a […]

   

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  SMRT rolls out its first MG5 electric cabs in Singapore – Strides Taxi to have 300 EVs in its fleet by year end

  1 September 2021 / 3 comments

  Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) Corporation’s Strides Mobility has introduced the first 15 examples of the MG5 EV that will form the basis of its new electric taxi fleet. The company said that by the […]

   

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  AirAsia Ride vs Grab first impressions in Malaysia – which ride hailing service is cheaper and faster?

  27 August 2021 / 61 comments

  Ride-sharing may have taken a downturn in the past year and a half, but there’s no denying that the service, which has become an integral part of urban mobility, remains very much a business worth […]

   

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  AirAsia Ride launched in Malaysia to fight Grab – new e-hailing service with greater convenience, benefits

  25 August 2021 / 22 comments

  At long last, AirAsia has finally launched its e-hailing service, which it is calling AirAsia Ride, in Malaysia. The company’s new offering, formed from the purchase of ride-sharing provider Dacsee, will compete against Grab and […]

   

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  Rapid KL announces temporary closure of 15 LRT, 8 MRT and all Monorail stations tomorrow, 9am to 3pm

  20 August 2021 / 3 comments

  Rapid KL has announced the temporary closure of a large number of train stations tomorrow, August 21. The closures are from 9am to 3pm, and is to “maintain public safety”. A total of 15 LRT […]

   

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