CY Ming

LETTER | Tour bus operators must offer convincing reasons

LETTER | Tour bus operators must offer convincing reasons

But without being able to do that, all their protests and rhetoric have come to naught.
LETTER | Travel associations are one too many

LETTER | Travel associations are one too many

With the collapse of the tourism industry, there is little left to fight for except pride fuelled by ego.
LETTER | Accord full justice to road accident victims

LETTER | Accord full justice to road accident victims

Drunk drivers are more likely to remember a big fine, such as RM100,000, for causing death or injury.
Knockdown blow for Malaysia’s tourism industry

Knockdown blow for Malaysia’s tourism industry

LETTER | Master chefs can prepare gourmet dishes but tourism workers who provide a vital link to deliver services to travellers.

Are all parties on the same page in welcoming tourists?

Are all parties on the same page in welcoming tourists?

LETTER | From the onset, the design of KLIA2 placed profits over passengers.

Ban drivers for fitting 'killer spikes' to their wheels

Ban drivers for fitting 'killer spikes' to their wheels

LETTER | They have the potential to cause deaths and serious injuries.

The incredulous figures of visitor arrivals into M'sia

The incredulous figures of visitor arrivals into M'sia

LETTER | We seem to be falling short of achieving the projected number of visitors for 2020.

KLIA - time for MAHB to redeem itself

KLIA - time for MAHB to redeem itself

LETTER | KLIA is now looking more like an old bungalow with odds and ends strewn all over the place.

Crazy ideas forum needed for S'wak tour operators

Crazy ideas forum needed for S'wak tour operators

LETTER | Outsiders with a fresh pair of eyes will be captivated by anything that is uniquely local.

I will be happy to join a transformed Umno

I will be happy to join a transformed Umno

LETTER | If they open up membership to all Malaysians.

Wishful thinking alone won’t increase visitor arrivals

Wishful thinking alone won’t increase visitor arrivals

LETTER | Tourism Malaysia has consistently fallen short of visitor arrival targets since 2013.

Stalled amphicoach should be taken as an ominous sign

Stalled amphicoach should be taken as an ominous sign

LETTER | Even boats and ferries can sink in bad weather, what more a road-going vehicle that was made to float.

Ministers shouldn't entertain cabbies just because of threat to jump ship

Ministers shouldn't entertain cabbies just because of threat to jump ship

LETTER | Threat from taxi operators to vote for Bersatu should not be taken seriously. 

Taxi transformation plan may break Uber-Grab duopoly

Taxi transformation plan may break Uber-Grab duopoly

LETTER | TITP is on track to transform the entire taxi industry, which incorporates e-hailing services.

Only air travellers suffer from PSC hike

Only air travellers suffer from PSC hike

LETTER | A service charge at train and bus stations would be abhorred, but the rationale is the same.

Redefining the role of tourist guides

Redefining the role of tourist guides

LETTER | Good tour guides can do more than just inform tourists; they can boost entire tourism industry.

Better proposals needed for better buses

Better proposals needed for better buses

Bus services can only be improved if Spad and local bus operators engaged as stakeholders.

Taxi companies must wake up to the new tech-driven reality

Taxi companies must wake up to the new tech-driven reality

Uber and collaborators now offering Proton cars for lease to drivers.

Insurance coverage for e-hailing vehicles remain vague

Insurance coverage for e-hailing vehicles remain vague

E-hailing drivers must meet conditions similar to those placed on conventional taxi drivers. 

World-class service at Desa Pandan post office

World-class service at Desa Pandan post office

Teller named Saiful like a breath of fresh air and it would be wise for Pos Malaysia to make him a role model.

All online businesses must register and pay tax

All online businesses must register and pay tax

Malaysia welcomes foreign investments and competition, but the playing field must be level.

Need to be clear on ‘hit-and-run’

Need to be clear on ‘hit-and-run’

It was reported that a car driver had fled the scene after a fatal accident at Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur on May 24, which killed a motorcyclist and pillion rider.

Are training courses effective?

Are training courses effective?

Duration of training courses can range from a day to over a year. They are not effective if organisers, trainers or participants have a poor understanding of what constitutes training.

Getting fellow citizens to love our country

Getting fellow citizens to love our country

A good way is assembling large crowds to sing our national anthem while watching the Jalur Gemilang being hoisted up the flagpole.