Media statement by DAP National Political Education Director and MP for Kluang Liew Chin Tong on 2nd October 2014 Without improvement in our public transportation system, the latest fuel hike, announced on 1st October 2014, is an irresponsible move that will hurt the lower income…
It seems that the Government, the banks, the housing developers and the middle class are all in love with the automobile culture. The problem is, the ubiquitous existence of motorcycles and world’s highest per capita road deaths are clear signs of public policy failure. A…
When I ask “Can we pay people to take bus?”, many instantly replied with a big “No”! But if we delve deeper, publicly funded public transport (specifically buses as other modes are costlier to fund and too slow to materialise) may be the answer to…
Media statement by DAP National Political Education Director and MP for Kluang Liew Chin Tong on 10th September 2014 I call on Minister of Transport Liow Tiong Lai to halt all sackings by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) of its union officials immediately. Ministerial intervention…
I call on Minister of Works Datuk Fadilah Yusof to explain the roles of Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia in the CIQ toll hike. Is LLM or even the Ministry of Works and, by implication, the entire Barisan Nasional government, a mere spokesperson for Malaysian Resources Corp…
Media statement by DAP National Political Education Director and MP for Kluang Liew Chin Tong on Friday 27th June 2014 in Kuala Lumpur The Malaysian cabinet is a weird creature: that the Transport Minister has entirely no say over public transport is mind boggling. The…
Media statement by DAP National Political Education Director and MP for Kluang Liew Chin Tong on 10th June 2014 in Kuala Lumpur The current Transport Ministry is a cannibalised entity with very little real role to play in shaping transport policies for the future. MCA…
Media statement by DAP National Political Education Director and MP for Kluang Liew Chin Tong on 13rd April 2014 Two serious bus crashes occurred yesterday (Saturday 12 April), one in Bentong, Pahang and the other Kulai, Johor. At 12.30am yesterday, an express bus with 30…
Media statement by DAP National Political Education Director and MP for Kluang Liew Chin Tong on 7th March 2014 in Kuala Lumpur I call on Acting Transport Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein to present the Independent Advisory Panel to the Minister of Transport Malaysia’s…
Ministry of Transport has disappointed Malaysians in failing to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry to probe Malaysia’s deadliest bus crash in Genting Highlands on 22 August 2013 The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has once again let Malaysians down by failing to act decisively in…