News about transit

KUALA LUMPUR (March 21): Econpile Holdings Bhd has secured a RM44.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 22): WCT Holdings Bhd announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary WCT Bhd had today executed three novation agreements with Prasarana Malaysia Bhd and MRCB George Kent Sdn Bhd with regards to the proposed Light Rail Transit 3 (LRT 3) projects secured by WCT Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 28): Houses under KPKT’s Rent-to-Own scheme can only be resold to the ministry to prevent speculation, said Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 25): MRCB George Kent Sdn Bhd had today entered into a fixed-price contract with Prasarana Malaysia Bhd for the proposed Light Rail Transit Line 3 (LRT3) project in the Klang Valley.

GEORGE TOWN (Jan 17): Cities are better off investing in a BRT (bus rapid transit) system than an MRT (mass rapid transit) system, especially when budget is a concern, said an international transport systems organisation director.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 12): Young part-time Malaysian workers and contributing family workers earn below their reservation income, suggesting that they are prepared to accept earnings below their reservation so that they have jobs.

SHAH ALAM (Dec 6): Gamuda Bhd said it agrees with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad who said the costs involved for the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) were too big for a project that will only see full ridership after 20- to 30 years.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): Besides state governments, the Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has requested other federal ministries to provide unused strategic land for the development of affordable housing, said minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 14): Klang Valley's second mass rapid transit line (MRT2) is more than 37% complete, and is on track for full completion by July 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 5): MRCB-George Kent Sdn Bhd, a joint venture company between Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) and George Kent (Malaysia) Bhd, has bagged an RM11.