Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan told the media after launching the new open payment system for the Rapid KL On-Demand at the KL-Rapid Depot in Cheras on March 27 that some RM1.9bil will be spent to purchase more than 1,600 buses to replace the existing fleet operated by Prasarana Malaysia Bhd in the Klang Valley and Penang.
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00:00Right now, on the road, we have less than 1,000.
00:06So of course, the new buses are going to replace the older fleet.
00:10So the older fleet will be taken out, but yet, there's still a net increase of about
00:142,200.
00:15So right now, our on-the-road buses is less than 1,000 a day.
00:20Because all this while, we are just focusing more on LRT, MRT, but not the first mile and
00:25last mile.
00:26So the first mile and last mile, before this, a lot of people depend on e-hailing, but e-hailing
00:31is in one trip, the cost will be at least 5 to 7 ringgit, compared to this right now
00:37which is only 1 ringgit.
00:39So this will encourage people to use public transport.
00:41I think for the DRT, we are making an additional 55 million to buy 300 DRT, 1.9 billion right?
00:50Including the e-buses.
00:52310 diesel buses and 250 EV buses.
00:58So 1.9 billion.
01:00This one?
01:02B.
01:04So this is a part and parcel of commitment.
01:06How do you make the infrastructure of public transport stronger in KL?
01:10That's a commitment of the government.
01:12We want to make life better for the rayak.