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  Taxi fares set to increase by up to 40% – report

  17 March 2015 / 82 comments

  This week, the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) is set to announce a new taxi fare structure, which could see a hike in fares of up to 40%, The Malay Mail reports. Sources have told the English-language […]

   

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  Uber to employ one million female drivers by 2020

  13 March 2015 / 16 comments

  Mobile-app-based transport service provider Uber has recently announced its partnership with UN Women that will see the firm hire up to one million female drivers by the end of this decade. According to a statement […]

   

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  First reported Uber harassment case in Malaysia?

  12 March 2015 / 64 comments

  You know how Uber keeps making the news in other countries because of the shenanigans of its drivers? Just go to Google News and search for Uber and you’ll see. There have been cases of […]

   

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  App-based transport services affecting taxi drivers’ incomes – PERS1M submits memorandum to govt

  25 February 2015 / 89 comments

  The Malaysian Taxi Drivers’ Transformation Association (PERS1M) has protested against mobile app-based transport services like Uber, GrabCar and Blacklane, claiming that Klang Valley taxi drivers’ incomes have fallen by 50-70% due to their existence, Bernama […]

   

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  Go Auto signs MoU with Aussie bus maker Bustech

  24 February 2015 / 0 comments

  Go Automobile Manufacturing (Go Auto) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bustech. The two companies will carry out feasibility studies – expected to be completed by end-May – with a view to establish a manufacturing […]

   

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  Taxis not using meters tops complaint list – SPAD

  8 January 2015 / 45 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) said that it received the most complaints relating to taxi drivers refusing to use their meters, according to a report by The Star. The English-language daily quoted SPAD’s head […]

   

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  SPAD seizes five private cars in Uber operation in JB

  24 December 2014 / 31 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has seized five private cars in an operation on ride-sharing app Uber conducted in Johor Bahru, Bernama reports. SPAD said in a statement that the cars were seized under Sections […]

   

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  Twenty of 50 Uber vehicles have no permits – SPAD

  23 December 2014 / 28 comments

  The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has said that 20 of the 50 vehicles under eight companies using the ride-sharing app Uber do not have the necessary permits, The Star reports. “As Uber is a relatively […]

   

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  Night traffic contra flow at Persiaran Surian from today

  17 December 2014 / 6 comments

  Persiaran Surian users, take note. There will be a short-term rerouting on the stretch of road directly in front of Sierra Damansara – MMC-Gamuda has issued a statement saying that night traffic contra-flow for the […]

   

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  Poo-powered Bio-Bus ensures it’s a case of waste not

  28 November 2014 / 9 comments

  Something different, but it’s not as shitty as it sounds, even if the topic does involve excrement. The bus you see in the pix is called the Bio-Bus, and it’s the UK’s first public transporter […]

   

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  MRT Sg Buloh-Kajang Line – finalised station names

  26 November 2014 / 38 comments

  Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) has revealed the finalised station names for the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line. Approved by the Prime Minister himself, the finalised names were chosen based on several factors – […]

   

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  SPAD survey finds 71% satisfied with public transport

  19 November 2014 / 65 comments

  A survey carried out by the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) in 2012 and 2013 has found that 71% are satisfied with public transport in the Klang Valley, Bernama reports. According to SPAD chairman Tan […]

   

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  BYD K9 e-bus at IGEM – AMDAC set for first deliveries

  20 October 2014 / 22 comments

  Some other news from the just-concluded IGEM 2014, related to public transport. Parked outside the event at KLCC was a BYD K9 electric bus from AMDAC – the first e-bus in the country has been […]

   

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  Uber drivers involved in crackdown by JPJ – report

  15 October 2014 / 55 comments

  According to report by The Malay Mail, five Uber drivers have been involved in a crackdown by the Road Transport Department (JPJ), under the Ops Teksi Uber 2014 operation – which begun on October 1. […]

   

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  Easy Taxi introduces Super Easy Taxi reward scheme

  1 October 2014 / 18 comments

  Easy Taxi, the world’s largest taxi-booking app, has introduced the Super Easy Taxi programme in Malaysia. Taxis under the scheme are set to offer an upgraded level of service thanks to a rating- and reward-based […]

   

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