No authority to prevent school bus fare hike - minister

The Transport Ministry does not have any authority to prevent the increase in school bus fares expected in February, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.

He said his ministry is not responsible for controlling school bus fares because the matter is not under the ministry’s jurisdiction.

“The bus fares are not under our control, we have no authority. The bus fares are no longer regulated. It is between the parents (parent-teacher associations) and the operators,” he said.

He was speaking to the media after a press conference today on changes to the KTM Komuter timetable for the Port Klang-KL Sentral-Port Klang line.

He was asked about school bus fares which are expected to go up by between RM5 and RM10.

Previously, it was reported that the Penang Consumers Association (CAP) urged the Transport Ministry to intervene to prevent the increase in school bus fares scheduled to start in February.

On Wednesday, the Association of Malaysian School Bus Operators (GPBSM) president Mohd Rofik Mohd Yusof said bus operators had expressed their intention to increase the fares, but the final decision would be made based on an agreement between them and parents.

- Bernama

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