Home / Public Transport (Page 64)

• 

  Rapid Rail reaffirms position over decision to ground KL Monorail four-car train sets, says safety paramount

  13 June 2017 / 14 comments

  Rapid Rail, the operator of the KL Monorail, has reaffirmed its position over its decision to ground its four-car train sets last week due to safety reasons, with its CEO Datuk Zohari Sulaiman stating that […]

   

  ---



• 

  Ride-sharing providers required to offer SOS button

  9 June 2017 / 14 comments

  Ride-sharing service providers will need to provide an SOS button in their mobile applications to allow passengers to immediately notify the authorities if they feel they are in danger, The Sun reports. The feature is […]

   

  ---



• 

  MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Line Phase 2 – Semantan to Kajang section to be opened on July 17

  8 June 2017 / 25 comments

  July 17 will be the day that the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Line will be up and running in its entirety. That’s when Phase 2 of the project – which connects the […]

   

  ---



• 

  KL Monorail four-car train sets grounded due to safety; Rapid providing shuttle buses between stations

  8 June 2017 / 16 comments

  Rapid Rail, operator of the KL Monorail, said today that it has grounded its fleet of four-car train sets due to safety reasons. “We have no choice but to ground the four-car train sets on […]

   

  ---



• 

  Laws to regulate Uber, GrabCar to be tabled in July

  6 June 2017 / 6 comments

  The government says that the Land Public Transport Act Amendment to regulate ride-hailing services such as Uber and GrabCar is expected to be tabled for a second reading in the Dewan Rakyat next month, Bernama […]

   

  ---



• 

  Police, JPJ will soon screen Uber, Grab drivers – SPAD

  30 May 2017 / 21 comments

  Triggered by the recent case of a 26-year old woman who suffered a miscarriage a week after being robbed at knifepoint by an Uber driver, the authorities are putting more scrutiny on app-based ride hailing […]

   

  ---



• 

  Sarawak CM explains LRT plans to federal government

  30 May 2017 / 72 comments

  Sarawak will soon have Light Rail Transit (LRT) services if chief minister Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg has his way. The CM has explained to the minister in the prime minister’s department Datuk Seri […]

   

  ---



• 

  SPAD in discussions with Uber to find appropriate measures in ensuring the safety of passengers

  29 May 2017 / 36 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is in discussions with transportation network company (TNC) Uber to find the best measures to ensure the safety and comfort of the ride-hailing service’s users, Bernama reports. According to […]

   

  ---



• 

  Prasarana has to improve vehicle maintenance – SPAD

  16 May 2017 / 17 comments

  Service disruptions and delays have prompted the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) to urge Prasarana to improve its maintenance and inspection procedures, along with its service and safety standards, according to The Sun. The authority […]

   

  ---



• 

  Shuttle buses to be deployed for KL monorail service

  15 May 2017 / 7 comments

  Rapid Rail has announced that effective today, May 15, shuttle buses will be deployed to complement the KL monorail service. The shuttle bus service will be available during morning and evening peak hours, Bernama reports. […]

   

  ---



• 

  KTM bans bicycles on Butterworth-Padang Besar route

  2 May 2017 / 13 comments

  Effective yesterday, May 1, Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) has stopped passengers from carrying bicycles – including foldable ones – on board its Komuter trains plying the Butterworth-Padang Besar route. The ban on bicycles does not […]

   

  ---



• 

  Uber to roll out flying taxis in Dallas, Dubai by 2020

  27 April 2017 / 3 comments

  Ride-sharing company Uber has set some very ambitious goals – it aims to set up a network of flying taxis in Dallas, Texas and in Dubai by 2020, according to Uber’s chief product officer Jeff […]

   

  ---



• 

  Taxi classes streamlined to 3 – taxis, hired cars, limos

  11 April 2017 / 21 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is streamlining taxi classes into three, from today’s five. According to The Star, the reclassification of taxi licences will set the groundwork towards fare rationalisation and an eventual level-playing […]

   

  ---



• 

  Ride-hailing legalisation good for drivers, says Grab

  11 April 2017 / 6 comments

  Ride-hailing company Grab has come out saying that the government’s legalisation of “e-hailing” services would be beneficial for the drivers, according to Bernama. Its country head Sean Goh said that while the move would take […]

   

  ---



• 

  MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Line – Phase 2 from Semantan to Kajang to be operational by July this year

  6 April 2017 / 20 comments

  According to Datuk Othman Aziz, deputy finance minister, the second phase of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) Line is expected to be operational by July this year. In a report by The Star, he told […]

   

  ---

Latest Fuel Prices