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  Budget 2017: RM55 bil to build East Coast Rail line, RM100 mil to repair Gua Musang-Tumpat train tracks

  21 October 2016 / 46 comments

  Prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced at today’s Budget 2017 speech the allocation of RM55 billion for the development of the East Coast Rail Line project, which is a 600 km-long line that […]

   

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  Malaysia Budget 2017 live updates (auto/transport)

  21 October 2016 / 32 comments

  Malaysian Budget 2017 (Bajet 2017) will be announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at 4pm today. We will be posting live updates on any automotive- and transport-related announcements from his speech here. […]

   

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  ERL to get new train sets, boosting capacity by 50%

  21 October 2016 / 16 comments

  Good news for those who commute to the airports via Express Rail Link (ERL). Six new train sets will start operating on the KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit services in March 2017, Bernama reports. Each […]

   

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  Taxi operator blocks Uber, Grab drivers from picking up passengers at four more locations – report

  20 October 2016 / 86 comments

  Drivers of ride-hailing services like Uber and Grab are now barred by a taxi operator from picking up passengers at four more locations – Publika, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Sunway Putra Mall and JW Marriott Hotel […]

   

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  PM: Taxi services need upgrading; business model too

  19 October 2016 / 30 comments

  Much has been said about taxi services in Malaysia, after ride hailing tech companies such as Uber and Grab gave us an much-needed alternative to cabs. Taxi drivers have put up a fight, and some […]

   

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  Future public transport projects should focus on commuters’ needs and demographic changes – Najib

  18 October 2016 / 10 comments

  Public transport operators have been asked to have a more commuter-focused view and take into account demographic changes when setting out future transport projects, The Sun reports. The call was made by prime minister Datuk […]

   

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  SPAD studying possibility of a tram service for KL

  18 October 2016 / 38 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is looking into the possibility of introducing a tram service in Kuala Lumpur. A feasability study is being conducted by the commission and is expected to be completed by […]

   

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  Taxi operators say industry facing collapse in the next 16 months unless SPAD intervenes to save it

  17 October 2016 / 85 comments

  Last week, it was reported that taxi drivers were apparently returning their vehicles to their respective companies in huge numbers, with the number bandied being as high as 10,000. Now, those involved in the taxi […]

   

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  Taxi operator blocking Uber, Grab drivers from picking up at KLCC to “ensure passenger safety” – report

  17 October 2016 / 51 comments

  A taxi operator has been blocking drivers of ride-hailing services like Uber and Grab from picking up passengers at Suria KLCC under the guise of ensuring passenger safety, according to The Sun. Big Blue Taxi […]

   

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  Grab reduces fares from RM1.30 to RM1.10 per km

  10 October 2016 / 14 comments

  Grab has announced a reduction of GrabCar fares by up to 15%. The ride hailing app’s fares are now 20 sen lower per km, from RM1.30 to RM1.10 per km. This is for the Klang […]

   

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  Taxi drivers returning vehicles amid stiff competition

  10 October 2016 / 45 comments

  Taxi drivers are apparently returning their vehicles to their respective companies in huge numbers – as many as 10,000, in fact – according to a report by The Sun. The English language daily said that […]

   

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  Taxi drivers appeal for donations to take on SPAD

  10 October 2016 / 45 comments

  A group of taxi drivers have initiated a donation drive to come up with money so they can continue their legal fight against the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) over app-based ride-sharing services, The Sun […]

   

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  Putrajaya monorail could be revived pending approval, set for 2021 completion upon go-ahead – report

  23 September 2016 / 27 comments

  The Putrajaya Monorail project could be revived, as MMC Corporation Berhad (MMC) has tabled a proposal to the Economic Council (EC). Shelved in 2004 due to federal budget constraints, the Putrajaya Monorail project could be […]

   

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  Grab raises another US$750 million in funding

  20 September 2016 / 10 comments

  Ride-hailing platform Grab has announced it has raised US$750 million (RM3.1 billion) in equity financing, effectively increasing its total capital position to over US$1 billion (RM4.14 billion). Japanese multinational telecommunications company SoftBank, a long-term strategic […]

   

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  Taxi drivers in Melaka oppose rise in e-hailing drivers

  15 September 2016 / 22 comments

  The increase of ride-hailing drivers from services like Uber and GrabCar in Melaka have drawn the ire of taxi drivers there, who complained that said drivers – said to include many college students and factory […]

   

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