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  Amendments to legalise ride-hailing services tabled

  4 April 2017 / 7 comments

  The first step in the process to regulating ride-hailing services like Uber and Grab has been taken, following the tabling of amendments to two laws in Parliament, according to a report by The Star. Datuk […]

   

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  Malaysian public transport rated best value in ASEAN

  4 April 2017 / 59 comments

  Malaysians are certainly getting their money’s worth in terms of public transport, it seems. According to the Malay Mail – which cited a report by FT Confidential Research – users over here spend pretty much […]

   

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  Laws to regulate Uber, GrabCar to be amended soon

  31 March 2017 / 7 comments

  In January, the government said it was set to amend laws to regulate ride-hailing services such as Uber and Grab during the Parliament sitting on March 6. That apparently didn’t happen, but the move to […]

   

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  Uber introduces facial recognition security feature

  28 March 2017 / 10 comments

  Uber Malaysia has introduced a new safety feature it calls Real-Time ID Check, which uses Microsoft Cognitive Services to ensure the driver partner using the app matches the account in the ride-sharing services’ records. According […]

   

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  Cabbies protest against Uber, Grab outside Parliament

  22 March 2017 / 43 comments

  You would think that after being legalised and even endorsed by the prime minister as a source of income, that ride-hailing services from Uber and Grab have become a part of Malaysian life. Still, there […]

   

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  PM satisfied ETS e-ticketing issue is being resolved

  9 March 2017 / 7 comments

  Prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said he was satisfied with the response by the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) and Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) in solving the Electric Train Service (ETS) online ticketing […]

   

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  Taxi collaboration with Uber – cabbies not pleased

  8 March 2017 / 35 comments

  Earlier this week, it was reported that taxi companies were looking to work with ride-sharing app Uber in an effort to save the taxi industry, and were set to sign a memorandum of understanding with […]

   

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  Taxi companies to work with Uber to “save industry”

  6 March 2017 / 38 comments

  In what could be perceived as a total U-turn, taxi companies are looking to work with ride-sharing app Uber in an effort to “save the taxi industry.” A report by The Sun states that the […]

   

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  Klang Valley Double Track project on track – end 2019

  27 February 2017 / 10 comments

  Rehabilitation work for the Keratapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) Klang Valley Double Track project is on course, according to the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD). The 42 km rehabilitation work between the Rawang-Salak Selatan and Sentul-Simpang […]

   

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  BYD introduces biggest e-taxi fleet in Southeast Asia

  24 February 2017 / 8 comments

  Chinese electric vehicle brand BYD has introduced 100 e6 electric taxis in Singapore to form the biggest e-taxi fleet in Southeast Asia. The vehicles are part of an expansion plan after BYD’s initial fleet of […]

   

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  Dego Ride motorcycle taxis will be seized, JPJ warns

  24 February 2017 / 28 comments

  The Road Transport Department (JPJ) is sending a stern warning to those that continue to provide motorcycle taxi services, most notably Dego Ride, by saying it will seize any motorcycles involved in providing such a […]

   

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  Japan ready to make bid for KL-Singapore HSR project

  17 February 2017 / 22 comments

  Japan is set to make a bid to develop the KL-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) link, and says it is ready to propose the country’s best high-speed rail technology, with financing and service to be part […]

   

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  GrabShare launched in Malaysia – on-demand carpooling, max four to a car, 30% lower fares

  16 February 2017 / 9 comments

  Grab rolled out a surprise new product this morning – GrabShare, the company’s first on-demand commercial carpooling service. Essentially a shared GrabCar – or an on-demand GrabHitch that rides on the system – GrabShare is […]

   

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  Motorcycle taxis are a step backward for Malaysia, proper public transport more important – minister

  16 February 2017 / 42 comments

  Allowing motorcycles to be used as public transport (taxis) like in other southeast Asian countries is a step backward for Malaysia. This comes from deputy transport minister Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi in a report by […]

   

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  Dego Ride motorcycle taxi ‘won’t be legalised’ – Liow

  14 February 2017 / 38 comments

  The government may have legalised the likes of Uber and Grab, but it has no plans to do the same for motorcycle taxis. This is because of the high number of road accidents involving motorcycles […]

   

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