Penang Watch

There will be a across the board fares hike for all transports in Malaysia-but where is the national improvement in service by these priviledged transport operators? Expecting to gain more by not doing more has become a culture in Malaysia when the Government is seen as an obliging Santa Claus whose only demand is political support to the ruling parties!

Bus, taxi, hire car fares up on Aug 1

KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 – The fares for express and stage buses, mini
buses, school buses, taxis and hire cars nationwide will go up on Aug 1.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri
Abdul Aziz announced today that the fares for express and stage buses
and taxis would increase by between two sen and RM10.

The fare for school buses would be raised by between two sen and
RM31.70, he said, adding that the express bus fares would go up by two
sen to 8.5 sen per km in the peninsula and by two sen and three sen in
Sarawak and Sabah, respectively, to 13 sen per km.

The fare for stage buses in Kuala Lumpur will increase by 25 sen to
between RM1 and RM1.10 for Zone 1, by between 40 and 45 sen to between
RM1.70 and RM1.90 for Zone 2, by between 50 and 60 sen to between
RM2.20 and RM2.50 for Zone 3 and by between 60 and 70 sen to between
RM2.70 and RM3.10 for Zone 4.

For areas outside Kuala Lumpur in the peninsula, the fare will
increase by 14 sen to 62 sen for the first two kilometres for
non-airconditioned buses and by 22 sen to 94 sen for the first two
kilometres for airconditioned buses. The rate for the subsequent
kilometres goes up by 2.2 sen to 9.4 sen.