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  Poorly regulated and implemented “e-hailing model” will destroy the conventional taxi industry – cabbies

  5 May 2016 / 59 comments

  Taxi groups say that the new “e-hailing” model needs to be properly regulated and implemented, or it will result in the death of the conventional taxi industry. The new model will legalise app-based ride sharing […]

   

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  Klang Valley’s Metrobus might soon close its doors

  4 May 2016 / 49 comments

  Those who frequent public transport within the Klang Valley will be familiar with Metrobus. The company has been around since the early 1990s, but word is that it may soon be forced to close its […]

   

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  Cityliner bus – all 19 routes are now back in service

  4 May 2016 / 7 comments

  A total of 19 routes in which the Cityliner bus service plies in Kelantan are now back in service following a two-day service disruption, The Star reports. Konsortium Transnasional Berhad (KTB) stated on Sunday that […]

   

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  Uber, Grab set to be legalised by year-end – ‘e-hailing’ model to create level playing field with taxis

  3 May 2016 / 19 comments

  Taxi and app-based ride hailing services are set for a revamp in Malaysia by the end of this year. Reported by The Sun, Malaysia’s “e-hailing” model is dubbed as the first of its kind in […]

   

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  iTeksi taxi-booking app introduced, challenges Grab

  29 April 2016 / 24 comments

  Public transport users will now have access to a brand-new mobile application called iTeksi. As the name suggests, the app allows users to book taxi services in a similar fashion to Grab. However, the service, […]

   

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  Free bus service extended to Sepang and Selayang

  28 April 2016 / 12 comments

  Beginning from next month, the free Selangor Smart Bus service will be extended to Sepang and Selayang, The Star reports. The new routes extend the free bus service’s area of coverage, which began last July […]

   

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  Ride-sharing services should be banned, not licenced; SPAD should focus on our welfare – taxi drivers

  28 April 2016 / 71 comments

  While the authorities are seeking to find a peaceful solution to the “ride-sharing vs taxi” saga, a group of taxi drivers are looking to the government to ban Uber and Grab services totally, and not […]

   

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  Taxi? 80% of the public prefer using Uber and Grab

  28 April 2016 / 23 comments

  Although the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) hasn’t submitted its reports on regulating ride-sharing services such as Uber and Grab to the transport ministry, the commission has revealed that the majority of the public prefer […]

   

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  LRT extensions to be completed this year – Liow

  27 April 2016 / 19 comments

  The extension of the LRT network is among several key projects to transform and improve public transportation that is expected to be completed later this year, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said, reported […]

   

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  Taxi operators must conduct proper studies on Uber, Grab’s business models before using them – SPAD

  27 April 2016 / 14 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has urged taxi operators to perform proper studies before adopting the business models used by ride-sharing services such as Uber and Grab. In a report by The Star, its […]

   

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  Commuters happier with public transport now – SPAD

  27 April 2016 / 49 comments

  Public satisfaction over public transport services is on the uptrend, as indicated by the rise in the yearly Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS) index from 48% in 2010 to 74% in 2015, Bernama reports. According to […]

   

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  Cash-to-driver payment scheme for Uber and Grab services poses legal problems – local taxi company

  26 April 2016 / 13 comments

  The cash-to-driver payment system, which is available for both Uber and Grab, would allow ride-sharing service operators to push the blame to their drivers if any legal problems arise, according to a Malaysian taxi company […]

   

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  Uber, GrabCar drivers required to get a PSV licence

  25 April 2016 / 30 comments

  The Transport Ministry says that as part of the move to regulate ride-sharing services such as Uber and GrabCar, its drivers will be required to obtain a Public Service Vehicle (PSV) licence, Sinar Harian reports. […]

   

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  Singapore SMRT to introduce driverless public transport by end-2016 – GRT to carry 24 passengers

  20 April 2016 / 19 comments

  Singapore is set to have driverless cars in the country by the end of 2016 – to serve as public transportation. In a joint-venture between SMRT Service and Netherlands-based 2 Getthere Holding (2getthere), both will […]

   

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  Uber testing cash payments for rides in Kuala Lumpur

  20 April 2016 / 10 comments

  Uber has announced that it is trialling cash payments for rides in Kuala Lumpur. The online transportation network company said it is aiming to become more accessible to Malaysians with the introduction of cash as […]

   

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