KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) has been ordered to monitor the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, which is 85 per cent complete.

KUANTAN, Feb 4 — The overall progress of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, spanning four states — Pahang, Kelantan, Terengganu and Selangor — has reached 78.5 per cent as of last month, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.

SHAH ALAM, Jan 29 — South Klang police today said there was no criminal element in the case of a foreigner who died after being hit by a train near the Klang Komuter Station, Jalan Besar, Taman Sri Istana, here yesterday morning.

SEREMBAN, Jan 20 — The Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) today announced that 210,000 of the 270,000 train tickets allocated in conjunction with Chinese New Year have been sold.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 — The government has acquired 10 new train sets for the Electric Train Service (ETS), which is expected to be operational from the first quarter of next year, said Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — The Transport Ministry (MOT) said it would study the need to rehabilitate railway tracks and reintroduce the rail service at the main east coast entry point from Rantau Panjang to Pekan Golok.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — The train services operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB), including Komuter and ETS, are experiencing disruptions due to a break in the overhead line between Kepong and Sungai Buloh at 2.45pm today.

JAKARTA, Sept 11 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched construction today for a new line on Jakarta’s mass rapid transit (MRT) system, funded by a loan of nearly US$1 billion from Japan (RM4.33 billion), in a bid to alleviate traffic congestion.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL) and China Communications Construction Co Ltd (CCCC) will share costs for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) operation and exchange technical knowhow and expertise as previously agreed.

KUALA LUMPUR May 1 — Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd, the operator of Rapid KL rail network, has introduced a new payment option allowing customers to use debit or credit cards at all customer service counters starting yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 — More than 80 per cent of the 119,880 Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) electric train service (ETS) tickets for the Hari Raya Aidilfitri travel period from April 1 to April 15 have been sold as of this morning.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The government is considering a new model by using the leasing method for products and assets for transportation services, such as trains to maximize their lifespan.

SEREMBAN, Dec 5 — There were more foreign tourists arriving at several airports throughout the country in the past few days following the government’s move on 30-day visa exemption for visitors from China and India from Dec 1.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Malaysia will try to negotiate with Singapore to maintain the operation of the Shuttle Tebrau train service between Johor Bahru Sentral and Woodlands, Singapore, after the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link begins operations.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — The preliminary report on the fatal plane crash at Bandar Elmina in Shah Alam, Selangor last month will be uploaded on the Transport Ministry’s website at 10am tomorrow.

PASIR MAS, July 6 — A man was killed when he was run over by a train at Kampung Tanjung here today.

TANAH MERAH, March 3 — The locomotive of a Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) Ekspres Rakyat Timuran passenger train travelling from Tumpat to Johor Bahru caught fire in an incident at Taman Tasek Kiara, here last night.

KANGAR, Nov 4 — No Malaysians were affected in the railway blast incident in Sadao, Thailand this afternoon, says Izizam Ibrahim, the Perlis executive council member in charge of border relations and cooperation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 — Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd (Rapid Rail) has informed that monitoring done on the Kelana Jaya LRT line’s critical service systems indicates that all is safe and stable.

SHAH ALAM, Nov 10 — The Smart Selangor buses begin their operation today at several main locations to help ease public transport users who were affected by the suspension of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) Kelana Jaya Line.