TRANSIT spoke to a group at Dataran Merdeka on public transport issues in Malaysia http://twitpic.com/8cpvvj

Compiling information from the Marcus Evan's Conference on Urban Transportation Planning & Integration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in March 2012.
Keep sending your comments on the MRT to SPAD using their comment form, or through email feedback@kvmrt.com.my or phone 1800 82 6868
IMPORTANT NOTE: SPAD is now responsible for public land transport in Peninsular Malaysia.
CVLB will retain responsibility for Sabah & Sarawak.
For SPAD enquiries and feedback, please use the following:
For SPAD Complaints, please use the following:
Address:
Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD) Headquarters,
Level 19, 1 Sentral, Jalan Travers,
Kuala Lumpur Sentral,
50470, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel No: 03 - 2268 5782
Fax No: 03 - 2272 3744
For other offices, please see this link.
SPAD is currently undertaking a re-registration exercise for all commercial vehicle permit holders in Peninsular Malaysia, from 1 April 2011-1 September 2011. Visit http://www.spad.gov.my - click on the current banner to link to the re-registration page.
Send Feedback to CVLB:
Peninsular Malaysia 1-800-88-96-00
Sarawak 1-800-88-24-66
MySMS 15888 (type ADUAN LPKP and your complaint)
Email aduan@lpkp.gov.my
If you have a complaint, remember to give the following info if you have it:
*Date
*Time
*Location
*Vehicle Reg #
*Driver's License / Reg #
*Bus ID # (for RapidKL buses)
*Details of the complaint
The more information you can give, the more this will help the authorities in their enforcement of existing laws and regulations.
The most comprehensive third party information on express bus operators can be found here. For direct contact to terminals around Kuala Lumpur, please go through the contacts below:
North-bound
Hentian Duta Station, KL (accessible via RapidKL U83, B115, T618 & special shuttle bus)
Puduraya has reopened as of 16 April 2011. TRANSIT is currently looking for contact information for Puduraya.
Southbound Intercity

Accessible by LRT/Komuter/ERL, Besraya and MRR2
Tel : +603 9057 5804 or +603 9057 5802
Email : customercare@tbsbts.com.my
Web: www.tbsbts.com.my
Warning: The website has no information on bus schedule and route. Transnasional's ticketing can be found here
Bukit Jalil Temporary Terminal is now fully closed with the reopening of Puduraya.
Eastcoast-bound
Hentian Putra Station, KL (opposite PWTC, near Putra KTM Station)
Tel: 03 - 40438984, 03 - 40449072
Office Hours: 0730 - 2200 hours
Pahang-bound
Pekeliling Bus Station, KL (opposite Titiwangsa LRT/Monorail)
Office Hours: NA (individual counters)
No official information on bus routes and schedules (even on office hours contacts for terminal operators) are offerred for these terminals, so we hope readers will email us on any information that will be useful here.
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Updates #37
Updates #37
1. Article: Sabah Railways also told to hurry up (Daily Express) – The Sabah Railways Department and contractors of the over RM300 million railway upgrading project from Tanjung Aru to Tenom have been urged to expedite its completion. For more information about Sabah State Railways, please see our recent post.
Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri stands in front of one of the Sabah State Railways' new DMU Trainsets. Image courtesy of Daily Express.
2. Article: Sleeping man turns out dead (NST) – bus passenger dies in his sleep on a journey to Kuala Terengganu.
3. Articles on continued problems with taxi cabs:
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Self explanatory but this time, the Minister responsible for the CVLB wants more public reporting of these behaviours. The CVLB has launched a 3 months long awareness campaign to get more passengers to be aware that they should not use taxis without meters.

As always, TRANSIT reminds you to contact the CVLB hotline at 1-800-88-9600 or MySMS at 15888 when you have a complaint – and please copy your complaint to TRANSIT.
4. Article: Passengers fed up with abuse, want more buses (NST) – feedback related to #3 above.
5. Blog post: Penang’s long awaited local plan sees light (Anilnetto.com) – valuable information about the Penang Draft Local Plan, which will help in the planning for future public transport.
6. Article: Surprise on bus ride (The Star) – The Minister of Transport takes the bus again, causing shock and awe among Penang residents.
7. Article: Flyover opens 10 months early (The Star) – the flyover linking Jalan Dewan Bahasa & Jalan Bukit Bintang to Jalan Istana has been completed, providing another route for public transport (RapidBET) to enter and exit the city.
8. Article: Bus didn’t follow route (Hotline Malay Mail) – Hotline story about a Metrobus not following its route. Submit complaints to Hotline here.
9. Article: MID-YEAR DATE FOR KL 2020 (Malay Mail) – The KL City 2020 Draft Local Plan is expected to be gazetted in mid-2010. Information about the public transport section of the KL City 2020 Draft Local Plan can be seen here.
10. Blog posting: North Klang Taxi Stand Demolished (MP Kapar) – Kapar MP S. Manikavasagam asks why the North Klang Taxi Stand was demolished on 20 January 2010 despite a call from Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim to halt demolition.
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