News about TM

KUALA LUMPUR (June 28): The workers’ union of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) has urged Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook to restructure Railway Assets Corp (RAC) and place it under KTMB so the latter can be a more multifaceted business organisation.

KAJANG (June 25): The Ministry of Transport (MoT) is aiming to provide free parking at Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) stations to encourage more usage of the public transportation.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 23): Is it safe to eat out in Kuala Lumpur? Recent reports of restaurants and eateries being closed down owing to poor hygiene in the Klang Valley have made city folk more wary but how bad is the situation, really? According to a report by The Star today, the rate of food contamination in eateries in the city is less than 15%.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): The Penang Forum has called for a fresh review of the state’s Transport Master Plan (PTMP) by an international body.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) will delay the launch of its property development projects, which are worth RM6 billion over a three-year period, to next year as it seeks to resolve various issues amid the softening market, said its chief executive officer Mohd Rani Hisham Samsudin.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 21): The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department has not concluded or even suggested that an exploding cellphone caused the death of Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd CEO Nazrin Hassan.

GELANG PATAH (June 21): Having his fruit stolen may be something Norizan Nasiman, 37, can put up with, but having a shed erected on his orchard land in Kampung Ulu Pulai – that is crossing the line, literally.

GEORGE TOWN (June 20): Waves as high as 3.

PETALING JAYA (June 19): A cheaper alternative to the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project may turn out to be penny wise, pound foolish, as it may cost more in terms of time and effort – and possibly leave Malaysia and Singapore out of a future regional HSR loop, warned analysts.

PETALING JAYA (June 18): A significantly cheaper alternative to the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) will cost RM20 billion – or just a fraction of the mega project’s cost, which has been variously cited as from RM60 billion to RM110 billion.