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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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  JB-SG Rapid Transit System to continue, Malaysia could revisit HSR when financial position improves

  30 May 2018 / 35 comments

  Earlier this week, Malaysia scrapped the KL-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project, with prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad saying so in a foreign media interview. The unilateral decision was made without the knowledge of the […]

   

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  Government pulls the plug on MRT Line 3 rail project

  30 May 2018 / 48 comments

  The KL-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) isn’t the only rail project that has been called off in a bid to save money – the government has also decided to pull the plug on the proposed Klang […]

   

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  KL-Singapore HSR high-speed rail project is off – PM

  28 May 2018 / 123 comments

  The KL-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project has been called off, according to prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in an interview with the Financial Times, reported by Reuters. The new Pakatan Harapan government has promised […]

   

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  Abolish Grab and give e-hailing operations to us – taxi association to govt’s Council of Eminent Persons

  24 May 2018 / 101 comments

  With a new government in place, and a Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) established to advice the administration on key issues, several interest groups are taking the opportunity to pitch their cases. A group that […]

   

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  PM: Land Public Transport Commission abolished, SPAD functions will return to transport ministry

  23 May 2018 / 26 comments

  Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad chaired his first cabinet meeting as the seventh prime minister of Malaysia today, and in the press conference after the session, announced a couple of changes with regards to government agencies. […]

   

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  Big Blue Taxi wants the gov’t to stop supporting Grab

  22 May 2018 / 96 comments

  In a report by Berita Harian, Big Blue Taxi Services wants the new Pakatan Harapan government to restrict Grab Malaysia’s operations in the country. The company’s advisor, Datuk Shamsubahrin Ismail, said the government should not […]

   

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  Grab detrimental to normal taxi drivers, says Tun M

  30 April 2018 / 130 comments

  Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has promised to look further into e-hailing applications should Pakatan Harapan win in the upcoming 14th general election (GE14). The former prime minister, who is contesting the Langkawi parliamentary seat, said […]

   

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  20,000 electric taxis planned for Kuala Lumpur by 2020

  26 April 2018 / 18 comments

  Plans are afoot to introduce electric-powered taxis in Kuala Lumpur, with Big Blue Taxi Facilities announcing it plans to deploy 20,000 EV cabs in the city by 2020, Bernama reports. According to Big Blue Service […]

   

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  Share electric scooters clog San Francisco streets

  23 April 2018 / 2 comments

  Citizens of the city of San Francisco, California are up in arms about the number of electric scooters (e-scooters) clogging up city streets, preventing access to businesses and handicap access ramps, causing pedestrians to trip […]

   

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