News about transport

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 29): The last-mile connectivity to public transit is an area that Ireka Corp Bhd would focus on moving forward amid the growing need for an improved public transportation in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (August 25): Singapore has not yet agreed to defer the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project, reported the Straits Times.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): The government has not made a decision on the gateless gantry toll system using radio frequency identification (RFID) at all major highways, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 20): The two concessionaires ATES Sdn Bhd and Beta Tegap Sdn Bhd — which operate the automated enforcement system (AES) under a concession that will be ending on Aug 31 — received RM129 million for AES summons issued between 2012 and up to May this year, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

PETALING JAYA (August 20): A new ruling by the Selangor government requires councillors to declare any involvement or interest they or their family members may have in projects, prior to approval from select committees at a local authority level.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Ferries have been icons of the Pearl of The Orient for decades.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 16): The Transport Ministry will build a new ferry terminal next to the existing Kuala Kedah Ferry Terminal to provide comfort to passengers, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 10): Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has written a letter of appeal to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad seeking federal funding for the RM8.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): Some Penangites who are sick of traffic jams along the roads to the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone have thrown their weight behind the contentious Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) via a petition supporting the project.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): The free bus service which was part of Pakatan Harapan's (PH) election pledge will be launched on Aug 20 at Melaka Sentral, reported Bernama.