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RM2.8bn Maintenance For Prasarana But Devil Is In The Details.

Dr Rosli Azad, Transport Consultant

11-Jan-23 07:45

RM2.8bn Maintenance For Prasarana But Devil Is In The Details.

We have reports of train services being delayed and breakdowns are frequent while trains are often packed to the brim at peak hours. In response to this,  Prasarana Malaysia will spend a total of 2.8 billion ringgit to improve train and bus services which also replacing train equipment and increasing the number of trains and buses to improve frequency. But is this 2.8 billion ringgit allocation adequate and will it solve the current public transport woes? For some answers we speak to Dr Rosli Azad, Transport Consultant.


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Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Chong Tjen San


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