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  Solution on ride-sharing services issue soon – Najib

  31 March 2016 / 20 comments

  In light of the ongoing taxi vs ride-sharing saga, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has said that the Government will be looking to solve the problem between the two groups. The “war” recently resulted in […]

   

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  SPAD must focus on legal proceedings before it considers legalising ride-sharing services – cabbies

  31 March 2016 / 25 comments

  Taxi drivers want the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) to concentrate on the legal injunction application filed against it, before they consider regulating ride-sharing services like Uber and Grab. “SPAD should focus on facing us […]

   

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  Taxi drivers must improve to be competitive – Ku Nan

  31 March 2016 / 21 comments

  Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, a.k.a. Ku Nan has come out to say that taxi drivers need to improve their quality of service if they hope to compete against ride-sharing services […]

   

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  SPAD urged to speed up regulation of Uber and Grab

  30 March 2016 / 19 comments

  The government has urged the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) to speed up the process of regulating app-based, ride-hailing services. Transport minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said there was a need to do so, […]

   

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  Commercial insurance a must for Uber, Grab – gov’t

  29 March 2016 / 9 comments

  According to a report by The Malay Mail, ride-sharing services like Uber and Grab will soon have to abide by new terms if they wish to continue operating in the country. Deputy transport minister, Datuk […]

   

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  Taxi drivers block Jalan Bukit Bintang to protest against ride-sharing services like Uber and GrabCar

  29 March 2016 / 70 comments

  In protest of app-based ride hailing services like Uber and GrabCar, a group of taxi drivers congregated and parked their vehicles outside the Fahrenreit 88 shopping mall along Jalan Bukit Bintang. The morning-afternoon incident caused […]

   

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  Uber, Grab need to partner transport firms in Indonesia

  28 March 2016 / 1 comment

  More news about Uber, this time from Indonesia. The app-based ride-hailing service and its competitor Grab have been told by the government that they must work with a local transport business and register their cars […]

   

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  Gov’t decides no ban on Uber, but will need to regulate

  28 March 2016 / 11 comments

  Despite calls from certain quarters to clamp down on it, the authorities have decided not to ban app-based ride hailing service Uber, The Sun reports. The service – as well as the likes of Grab […]

   

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  Airport2u one-way ride-sharing app to KLIA and KLIA2

  25 March 2016 / 8 comments

  A new one-way ride-sharing app dedicated to those looking to get to KLIA or KLIA2 has been introduced, The Star reports. Airport2u, created and operated by two former taxi drivers, will allow passengers to get […]

   

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  Ampang LRT Line extension – four more stations in Puchong to begin operations on March 31, 2016

  24 March 2016 / 27 comments

  Come March 31, 2016, commuters will be pleased to know that four more stations of the Ampang LRT Line extension – IOI Puchong Jaya, Pusat Bandar Puchong, Taman Perindustrian Puchong, and Bandar Puteri – will […]

   

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  Tumpat-KL rail link merits being looked into – SPAD

  24 March 2016 / 0 comments

  An East Coast Rail Line (ECRL) that stretches some 600 km, connecting passengers from Tumpat to Gombak in under five hours, may be a possibility, The Star reports. At the moment, travelling from Tumpat to […]

   

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  Penang to submit LRT plans – Komtar to Bayan Lepas

  24 March 2016 / 6 comments

  Plans for a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system in Penang are expected to be submitted to the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) next month. According to The Sun Daily, local government traffic management and flood […]

   

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  Grab ups safety for passengers and female drivers

  22 March 2016 / 7 comments

  Ride-hailing platform Grab has gone one step further to enhance the safety of female GrabCar drivers as well as the safety of passengers. In an announcement, the company will be introducing a new in-car CCTV […]

   

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  Bas Muafakat Johor – free bus service to start in April

  22 March 2016 / 17 comments

  As revealed earlier in the year, the state of Johor will flag-off its new free bus service by the middle of April 2016. As part of the state’s pilot project, four local councils have allocated […]

   

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  China Railway still keen on KL-Singapore HSR project

  22 March 2016 / 3 comments

  China Railway Group (CREC) has stated that it is still interested in the high-speed rail (HSR) project that links Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. That said however, the company is currently waiting for the tender to […]

   

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