News about Rapid KL

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): The refurbishment of three sets of monorail trains will be completed, and the train sets are expected to delivered by Aug 16 this year, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 11): Rapid KL, which carries more than 400,000 bus passengers daily, is implementing full electronic payment for all its routes from the middle of this month.

RAWANG (April 4): A years-long dispute between Prasarana Malaysia Bhd and Scomi Engineering Bhd has come to an end with the signing of a new contract worth RM303 million between the two parties today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Transport Minister Anthony Loke (pictured) said yesterday that Scomi Engineering Bhd must seek a compromise with Prasarana before a solution is brought to the Cabinet for approval this year-end, reported The Star daily.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 3): YTL THP JV Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between Syarikat Pembenaan Yeoh Tiong Lay Sdn Bhd and TH Properties Sdn Bhd, has appointed former Prasarana Malaysia Bhd president and chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Seri Azmi Abdul Aziz (pictured) as the company’s CEO.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 24): Prasarana Malaysia Bhd said Rapid KL Monorail Line has temporarily suspended operations of its four-car train sets for safety checks.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 29): The government has cancelled the Kuala Lumpur-Klang bus rapid transit (BRT) project as the service will overlap with the proposed light rail transit 3 (LRT3) project, the Dewan Rakyat was told yesterday.