YS Chan

LETTER | We are now the fattest country in Asia, proving that many need gov't intervention to curb their food intake.

LETTER | CCTV cameras only discourage but do not deter crimes, there are better ways to do so.

LETTER | It is hard to believe that the 'benefits' offered by leasing, car rental or taxi companies come at no cost.

LETTER | Yearly tussle between school bus operators trying to raise fares and parents who object demands a solution.

LETTER | Insurance companies should offer insurance policies that cover legal liabilities for private vehicles to passengers using e-hailing services.

LETTER | Not enough is being done to prevent road accidents from occurring.

LETTER | Taxis are needed to provide a counterbalance to private cars using mobile apps to pick up passengers.

LETTER | It is unacceptable that almost a quarter of borrowers appear to treat the loans as scholarships.

LETTER | Tired bus drivers are a concern, and are prone to making fatal accidents if not allowed proper rest. 

Limiting age of drivers and vehicles pales in comparison to upgrading skills of all drivers across the board.

At around 5.45am on Oct 24, a factory bus with 40 foreign workers on board stopped on the left lane of the North-South Expressway, near the Juru toll plaza...

I am puzzled by a report that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said that his policies had helped make public transportation “cool” again.

Uber ban in London looks unlikely to be replicated here. 

It will remain status quo until major stakeholders are prepared to make paradigm shifts.

Let us focus on making SEA Games visitors welcome, rather than misconstruing remarks.

On July 27, the Dewan Rakyat passed amendments to the Land Public Transport Act 2010.

Drivers of bulky SUVs, MPVs, pickups, and vans should pay more than car users.

Communities should band together and discover what they have to offer in their own backyards.

The livelihood of taxi drivers around the world had been severely impacted ever since Uber started to match demands from passengers with drivers supplying ride services using private vehicles.

It was reported that the Land Public Transport Commission (Spad) will be reducing five classes of taxis (airport, budget, executive, premier and 1Malaysia) to three (taxis, hired cars and limousines).

The Automated Enforcement System (AES) started operations on Sept 23, 2012 with 14 cameras. Within the first eight days, they captured 63,558 offences, or 567 per day for each camera.

A six-year-old boy died of heatstroke after he was trapped in a van parked under the afternoon sun for several hours in Rawang.

Before the Land Public Transport Commission (Spad) was set up in 2010, the primary role of the defunct Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) was issuing permits to develop entrepreneurship, with public road transport planning taking a back seat.

Whenever passengers are injured or killed in bus accidents, fingers will be pointed at the driver, operator or authorities, but never on passengers.