Almost a million have subscribed to the My30 unlimited travel pass since its launch, says the Ministry of Transport



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PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The My30 Unlimited Travel Pass presented by Prasarana Malaysia Bhd has registered nearly one million subscriptions since its launch on June 15, 2020, says Datuk Seri Dr. Wee Ka Siong.

The Transportation Minister said 783,654 passes with a sale value of RM23.5 thousand were sold between June 15 and December 31, 2020, and 190,765 passes were sold from January 1 to March 8 of this year. with a sale value of RM5.1 thousand.

“Previously, the government had introduced the My50 and My100 travel facilities which received a good response, but when we (Perikatan Nasional) took over, we felt there was room to improve efforts to encourage more people to use public transport.

“The My30 initiative involves a relatively large subsidy and is expected to help people, especially from the B40 segment,” he said in an interview about the one-year achievements of Malaysia’s Prihatin of the Ministry of Transport (MOT) under the government of Perikatan Nasional. Recently. .

The My30 initiative offers a 30-day unlimited travel pass for RM30 for Malaysian users of the LRT, MRT, KL Monorail and Rapid KL stage buses in the Klang Valley, Penang and Kuantan and is open to Malaysian citizens.

Dr. Wee also shared the achievement of the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Johor in its improved position in the world ranking of the 50 best container ports from 18th to 15th, while Port Klang maintained its position at 12th. .

“What is more impressive is that PTP recorded the highest growth rate in the world last year at 84.7% due to the port clearance strategies it used,” he said.

Dr Wee said the government took port clearance measures or the release of goods and containers from ports on a weekly basis to ensure that the supply of essential items is not hampered as the country faces the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Before the implementation of the port authorization measures, the space capacity in Port Klang, Penang Port and PTP had reached almost 100% after the cessation of the transfer of goods to warehouses before being shipped to final destinations.

“When we implement port clearance measures during the execution of the movement control order, the goods that can be exported are sent directly and the goods that enter the country do not get stuck (in the ports),” he said, adding that this strategy provided some relief. to those involved in import and export activities.- Bernama



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