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  Grab and Citi announce regional partnership, unveil Asia’s 1st pay-for-ride service using credit card points

  6 September 2016 / 2 comments

  Citibank credit card holders will now be able to pay for Grab rides using their credit card points. The bank says that the partnership marks the first time globally that it is integrating its credit […]

   

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  Grab Proud to be Malaysian promo – sing to ride free

  6 September 2016 / 6 comments

  Willing to sing to save a few bucks? Ride-hailing service Grab has just the thing for you – its new Proud to be Malaysian encourages users to belt out a song in exchange of a […]

   

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  Prasarana offers 50% discount on LRT, monorail and BRT fares; for those travelling between 6am and 7am

  2 September 2016 / 37 comments

  The early bird gets the discount, as Prasarana has announced 50% discount on LRT, monorail or BRT fare prices for all commuters who travel by the cashless payment modes between 6am and 7am on weekdays, […]

   

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  GrabCar services begin in Malacca and Kota Kinabalu

  1 September 2016 / 5 comments

  Grab has announced that GrabCar’s services have been expanded to two other cities in the country. Malacca and Kota Kinabalu are the latest places to feature the ride-hailing app’s availability, after Kuala Lumpur, Penang and […]

   

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  Rapid KL announces extended bus and rail operating hours in conjunction with Merdeka Day celebrations

  30 August 2016 / 1 comment

  In conjunction with the Merdeka Day celebrations, Rapid KL has announced that the operating hours of its rail and bus services will be extended on August 30. The move is aimed at providing convenience to […]

   

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  LRT fares low, ticket options available – Prasarana

  29 August 2016 / 49 comments

  Despite a widely publicised complaint published online regarding LRT fares, multi-modal public transport operator Prasarana Malaysia maintains that LRT fares are relatively low, with various ticket options available. The fare amounted to RM8.20, rather than […]

   

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  nuTonomy begins world’s first public trial of self-driving car service/ride-hailing app in Singapore

  29 August 2016 / 16 comments

  Software developer nuTonomy has launched the world’s first public trial of a “robo-taxi” service. The trial will be held within Singapore’s One-North business district, where “select” Singapore residents are invited to use nuTonomy’s ride-hailing smartphone […]

   

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  RM9 bil LRT3 project launched – 37 km from Bandar Utama to Klang, 26 stations, completion in 2020

  25 August 2016 / 44 comments

  The Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT3) project was officially launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the Malawati Stadium in Shah Alam yesterday evening. Construction of the RM9 billion project, which will […]

   

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  Uber and other ride-sharing services to be taxed in Massachusetts, money to go to taxi industry – report

  22 August 2016 / 5 comments

  It’s not just us, apparently – many countries around the world have been working on the recent problem of bridging the divide between newfangled ride-sharing services like Uber and the traditional taxi industry. Case in […]

   

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  Taxi drivers should get APs, duty exemptions to buy cheaper and better taxis, says drivers’ association

  19 August 2016 / 71 comments

  The Malaysia Taxi Drivers’ Coalition has asked the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) to persuade the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) to provide taxi drivers and operators with approved permits (AP), according to […]

   

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  Uber, Grab should reduce driver service fee – Wahid

  18 August 2016 / 25 comments

  App-based ridesharing services such as Uber and Grab could take a smaller cut to help drivers secure more income, said new Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, reported by Bernama. “Uber […]

   

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  Taxi drivers hit out at new SPAD reform plan – say local cars will be abandoned if all models can be taxis

  17 August 2016 / 94 comments

  Despite promising sweeping changes to the taxi and ride-sharing industry, the Land Public Transport Commission’s (SPAD)’s cabinet-approved Taxi Industry Transformation Programme (TITP) has been met by a lukewarm response from taxi drivers and operators, according […]

   

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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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