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  South Korea signals its KL-Singapore HSR intent

  1 December 2015 / 17 comments

  As bidding continues for the KL-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project, South Korea has signalled its intent to be involved in it with the creation of a showroom to highlight its HSR prowess and technology. The […]

   

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  Ride-sharing services like Uber, GrabCar not our scope, cannot ban apps that are not illegal – MCMC

  1 December 2015 / 26 comments

  The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is not the agency to regulate land transportation apps like Uber and GrabCar, the Malay Mail reports. Deputy minister of communications and multimedia, Datuk Jailani Johari told the […]

   

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  SPAD’s taxi, Uber and Grabcar survey – results so far

  27 November 2015 / 19 comments

  A total of 27,765 respondents (and growing) have taken part in the survey initiated by the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), entitled “general perception: taxi service in Malaysia.” To keep you updated, here are the […]

   

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  Prasarana releases new fare structure for LRT and Monorail – comes into effect December 2, 2015

  27 November 2015 / 17 comments

  Beginning December 2, 2015, all Prasarana rail services, including the LRT Kelana Jaya Line, LRT Ampang Line and the KL Monorail Line, will follow a new distance-based fares structure. The set of four new fare […]

   

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  Gemas-JB EDTT project starts in March 2016; MyHSR Corp announces High Speed Rail stations in M’sia

  26 November 2015 / 5 comments

  The electrified double track train (EDTT) project that links Gemas, Negeri Sembilan and Johor Bahru, will begin in March next year. This is according to a report by The Sun Daily, where the news agency […]

   

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  Kelana Jaya LRT Line to get 14 new trains – Prasarana

  26 November 2015 / 4 comments

  A total of 14 fresh, new trains will ply the tracks of the Kelana Jaya LRT Line in June 2016, when the line’s extensions go live, The Star reports. The first of the Innovia four-car […]

   

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  SPAD seeks your feedback on taxis, Uber and Grabcar

  26 November 2015 / 33 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is seeking public feedback in an online survey. The survey concerns taxi services and ride-sharing apps, Uber and Grabcar. A total of 10 questions have been put forward for […]

   

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  Penang needs an LRT system, say transport experts

  25 November 2015 / 22 comments

  With a rapidly increasing vehicle-to-population ratio, Penangites’ excessive dependence on private transportation has lead to the most severe traffic congestions the island has ever seen. To tackle the issue, transport experts say that Penang is […]

   

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  Taxi drivers say ridesharing services erode their income, encouraging more to join illegal taxi service

  25 November 2015 / 51 comments

  Taxi drivers are claiming that the continued existence of ridesharing services like Uber and GrabCar in Malaysia have affected their income. They also claim that the services encourage the rise in the number of illegal […]

   

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  China still interested in KL-Singapore HSR project?

  24 November 2015 / 11 comments

  Prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has said that China has reaffirmed its interest in participating in the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project, according to Bernama. The premier added that the Malaysian government […]

   

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  Prasarana offers tech support to new BKK MRT line

  23 November 2015 / 5 comments

  Prasarana, operator of Klang Valley’s LRT and Monorail lines, has announced that it will be providing technical support to Thai MRT operators for the development of the latter’s new Bangkok MRT Purple Line. Six drivers […]

   

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  Return of the Bas Mini for last mile connection mooted

  19 November 2015 / 35 comments

  I’m pretty sure it’s not just me who have fond memories of the Bas Mini, the little Mercedes-Benz buses (pink in my time) that were ubiquitous in the 80s and 90s. Often driven like they […]

   

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  Taxi drivers threaten to block main roads in KL if ridesharing services Uber and GrabCar are not banned

  19 November 2015 / 66 comments

  A group of taxi drivers have threatened to block many of Kuala Lumpur’s main roads if their demands are not met. The warning came after several taxi drivers gathered at the Padang Merbok carpark before […]

   

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  Taxi drivers’ protest against SPAD, Uber, GrabCar goes ahead – calls for resignation of Syed Hamid Albar

  18 November 2015 / 58 comments

  The planned taxi drivers’ protest against ridesharing apps like Uber and GrabCar has commenced today after all, despite not permitted and being declared illegal by the authorities. The Star reports that dozens of drivers have […]

   

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  Taxi driver groups make final plea to avoid protests

  18 November 2015 / 18 comments

  In a last-ditch effort to prevent unhappy taxi drivers from marching on with their planned protests this morning, the Klang Valley Taxi Drivers Action Committee has made a final plea to organisers of the protest […]

   

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