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  SPAD unveils taxi transformation programme (TITP) – Uber/Grab to be regulated, taxi models liberalised

  16 August 2016 / 59 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has outlined its plans to improve the taxi industry in Malaysia. The Cabinet-approved Taxi Industry Transformation Programme (TITP) is geared to regulate e-hailing services (Uber/Grab), while providing existing taxis […]

   

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  Stage bus industry to receive RM143 million from Government, aims to benefit small towns and villages

  16 August 2016 / 17 comments

  The stage bus industry will be receiving RM142.7 million under the Interim Stage Bus Support Fund (ISBSF) 2016, which will be channelled to 65 stage bus operators who have applied for assistance this year, according […]

   

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  Taxi drivers threaten six-day protest against SPAD’s move to legalise ride-sharing services like Uber, Grab

  15 August 2016 / 64 comments

  Following the Land Public Transport Commission’s (SPAD) move to legalise ride-sharing services like Uber and Grab, taxi drivers have threatened to protest for six consecutive days, in a report by The Malay Mail. Malaysian Taxi […]

   

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  Perodua Bezza taxi rendered by Theophilus Chin

  12 August 2016 / 53 comments

  As Perodua’s first sedan, the new Perodua Bezza provides levels of boot space and luggage security hitherto unheard of for the national carmaker. In fact, resident rendering wizard Theophilus Chin thinks it is perfect to […]

   

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  Approval on legalising Uber, Grab is for rakyat – report

  12 August 2016 / 24 comments

  The cabinet’s unanimous approval of the proposal to legalise “e-hailing” services like Uber and Grab was apparently done in the interest of the Malaysian public, according to The Sun. Explaining the government’s stance behind endorsing […]

   

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  SPAD to issue request for proposal for Klang-KL BRT

  12 August 2016 / 14 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is expected to issue a Request for Proposal to construct a bus rapid transit (BRT) line along the Federal Highway by next year, according to a Bernama report. SPAD […]

   

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  Uber, Grab to be legalised upon SPAD regulation – amendments to laws to be made in November

  11 August 2016 / 16 comments

  Ride-hailing services Uber and Grab are set to get the green light once the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) gets the go-ahead from the Government to regulate them, according to a report by TheSun. This […]

   

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  China’s elevated bus is claimed to be a scam – reports

  9 August 2016 / 27 comments

  Remember China’s Transit Elevated Bus (TEB), which recently underwent its first test run in Qinhuangdao last week? Well, according to local Chinese reports, the whole project could potentially be nothing more than a big scam. […]

   

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  Abuse towards Uber, Grab drivers to continue until SPAD regulates industry, says taxi firm

  9 August 2016 / 52 comments

  Taxi drivers will continue abusing drivers working for ride-hailing services like Uber or Grab until the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) begins implementing clear guidelines regulating the industry, said one local taxi firm in a […]

   

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  MRT Sg Buloh-Kajang Line trial run starts in October

  29 July 2016 / 20 comments

  The much-anticipated Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is just around the corner, with trial runs commencing in October. MRT Corp director of operations and assets management, Mahmood Razak, confirmed yesterday that the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang (SBK) […]

   

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  Taxi fare hike acceptable if rates reasonable – FOMCA

  28 July 2016 / 19 comments

  Increases in taxi fares will be accepted by consumers, as long as they are regulated by meter and are reasonable, said senior vice president of the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (FOMCA) Datuk Koris Atan. […]

   

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  SPAD considering card system for Uber, Grab drivers

  28 July 2016 / 10 comments

  Uber and Grab drivers might soon have to register with the government in a ‘driver card’ system that the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is considering, said its chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar. This […]

   

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  Teksi 1Malaysia revamp won’t help cabbies, firm says

  27 July 2016 / 28 comments

  Earlier in the week, it was reported that the Land Public Transport Commission’s (SPAD) proposal to help transform the taxi service and address the implementation of e-hailing services will be decided by the Cabinet soon. […]

   

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  Cab fares to be revised in taxi overhaul programme

  27 July 2016 / 9 comments

  Taxi fares are set to be revised soon, the move being one of the measures to streamline cab operations in the country, The Sun reports. The action is aimed at helping taxi drivers cope with […]

   

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  Teksi 1Malaysia revamp on the cards – individual taxi permits to be liberalised as part of transformation plan

  25 July 2016 / 20 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is proposing a total of 11 initiatives to help transform the taxi service and address the implementation of e-hailing services. These will be decided by the Cabinet this week, […]

   

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