MALAYSIA'S NATIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT POLICY FRAMEWORK READY BY SEPT 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's National Public Transport
Policy Framework and the Greater KL-Klang Valley Public Transport Masterplan
will be completed by September next year, said chairman of Land Public Transport
Commission (LPTC), Syed Hamid Albar.

"Currently, the commission is holding consultations with various
stakeholders, users and experts," he told reporters on the sidelines of the
National Summit on Urban Public Transport 2010 here Monday.

The one-day summit, themed "Transforming Urban Mobility: Expanding Capacity,
Improving Efficiency", is organised by Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute.

Syed Hamid said the National Public Transport Policy Framework would include
sub-plans focusing on specific regions, with the Greater KL-Klang Valley Public
Transport Masterplan being one of the priority areas.

He said currently, the share of public transportation in Greater KL was at
12 per cent and the government aimed to increase it to 25 per cent by 2012.

"The mass rapid transit will be the backbone for the public transport
improvement in Greater KL," he said.

Earlier, at the officiating of the summit, Syed Hamid said the LPTC would
get into full swing to formulate policies, plan and regulate rails, buses and
taxi services as well as freight transport via road and rail.

"It also has enforcement powers which it will carry out in close cooperation
with other enforcement agencies such as the police and the Road Transport
Department," he said.

-- BERNAMA