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Bus Network Revamp - For better or worse

Syed Hamid Albar, Chairman, Land Public Transport Commission

14-Jan-16 08:35

Bus Network Revamp - For better or worse

The Land Public Transport Commission has faced a great deal of criticism of late, particularly as the authority regulating public transport in the country. Blamed for the recent ERL, LRT and KTM fares hikes to name a few, SPAD now has to defend itself after implementing a revamp of bus routes. Today we ask how commuters in the Klang Valley have been affected commuters at a time when rising costs of living.


This is a report by Nadiah Abdul Aziz.

For more information on the Greater KL and Klang Valley public transport plan, listen to :

Transport Masterplan Crossroads - First aired on 4th of August 2015 :


Urban Transport - Too Many Cooks? - First aired on 3rd of August 2015:



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