Trams chosen for Penang instead of monorail

Guan Eng: Monorail in Penang unfeasible | Free Malaysia Today: "GEORGE TOWN: Barisan Nasional’s promise to implement a monorail project in Penang will not materialise even if the coalition regained the Penang government, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
Instead, he said his government’s proposed tram system was the right answer to improve Penang’s public transportation and ease traffic congestion."

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Malaysia #freetransit advocates speaking up

Penang's RM8 bil Road & Tunnel project: Contradictions start to appear: "Second, what have Lim and his officers done to follow up on the request to Rapid Penang to provide free shuttle during peak hours? It is too early to assume that the federal government would reject the state government's request to run its own public bus system. Any rejection or sort would create a larger political repercussion to the BN federal government. If Lim is serious, some of us would gladly offer our help and assistance to convey and submit his formal request to SPAD and the Ministry of Transport for further consideration."

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Ho Chi Minh City to invest big in buses

SGGP English Edition- City plans buses as major means of public transport: "Ho Chi Minh City plans to maintain an efficient fleet of buses as the major means of public transport by 2020, according to a proposal for a master plan by the Department of Transport. "

Bangkok auto-purchase subsidy creates traffic nightmare

Traffic tops governor's to-do list | Bangkok Post: breakingnews: "Hundreds of thousands of new cars have hit the streets in the wake of the government's wildly successful tax-rebate programme for first-car buyers. Some longtime residents believe traffic is as bad as in the mid-1990s before the capital had any mass transit."

Forestry official: Indonesia should extend moratorium on new forest concessions

Forestry official: Indonesia should extend moratorium on new forest concessions: "Despite opposition from the powerful palm oil industry, Indonesia should extend its two-year moratorium on new logging and agricultural concessions in carbon-dense peatlands and forests, said a top forestry official. "

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Indonesia floods - its #climatechange caused by cars

Five star flood

17 January: A luxury hotel is surrounded by floodwater.

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Malaysia petroleum project destroying communities

Main - Malaysia - Cops say Pengerang family deaths due to depression, not RAPID @ Thu Jan 03 2013: "He said he was told by residents that the family had received a notice informing them their home was being acquired for the RAPID project and they would receive only RM20,000 in compensation as the land on which their house was built was owned by another.

The RAPID project is expected to turn Pengerang into a boom town for global petroleum investors"

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