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Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Project
The Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit project is a planned three-line mass rapid transit (MRT) system in the Klang Valley (Greater Kuala Lumpur), an urban conurbation in Malaysia which includes the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. The MRT lines, when completed, would be operated as components of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. Once completed, the MRT would serve to strengthen the current rail transit network in the Klang Valley, integrating the various existing rail lines while alleviating the severe traffic congestion in the Klang Valley metropolitan area. The proposal was announced in June 2010 and was approved by the government of Malaysia in December 2010. Construction of the first line commenced in July 2011. The project also represents one of the economic entry point projects identified for the Klang Valley "National Key Economic Area" under the Economic Transformation Programme by the Malaysian government. The Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp), founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population of 2,075,600 . Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 8.8 million people as of 2024. It is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in Southeast Asia, both in population and economic development. The city serves as the cultural, financial, tourism, political and economic centre of Malaysia. It is also home to the Parliament of Malaysia, Malaysian parliament (consisting of the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara) and the Istana Negara, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim, Istana Negara, the official residence of the King of Malaysia, monarch (''Yang di-Pertuan Agong''). Kuala Lumpur was first developed around 1857 as a town serving the tin mining, tin mines of the region, and important figures such as Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north. In its early history, Singapore was a maritime emporium known as '' Temasek''; subsequently, it was part of a major constituent part of several successive thalassocratic empires. Its contemporary era began in 1819, when Stamford Raffles established Singapore as an entrepôt trading post of the British Empire. In 1867, Singapore came under the direct control of Britain as part of the Straits Settlements. During World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semantan MRT Station
The Semantan MRT Station is a Rapid transit, mass rapid transit (MRT) Train station, station that serves the suburb of Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is one of the stations on the Kajang line, MRT Kajang Line and was opened on 16 December 2016 when Phase One of the line became operational. The station is located near the Semantan Interchange (Jalan Dungun intersection) of the Sprint Expressway near Wisma UN, the United Nations (UN) representative office in Malaysia and the office area of Jalan Dungun. History During Phase One operation of the MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang Line, this station was the southern terminus of the line where all passengers had to disembark. Trains would leave the station and made a turn back at the cross-over track above Jalan Sultan Abdul Halim before heading back towards Sungai Buloh railway station, Sungai Buloh. With the opening of Phase Two on 17 July 2017, the southern terminus of the station became Kajang railway station, Kajang station. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sungai Buloh Station
The Sungai Buloh station is an integrated Train station, railway station serving the suburb of Sungai Buloh in Selangor, Malaysia, which is located to the northwest of Kuala Lumpur. It is an interchange station, with one section catering to the KTM Komuter Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line and KTM ETS services, and another section for the MRT Putrajaya Line (formerly the MRT Kajang line). However, there is no paid-area integration between both sections as the two services use different ticketing systems. The newly built integrated station was opened on 16 December 2016 together with the opening of the first phase of the Kajang Line. The station was the northern terminus of the Kajang Line until October 2021. The MRT station was closed along with and until the opening of the Putrajaya line. Their transfer to the Putrajaya line was completed when it began partial operations on 16 June 2022. Location The station is located north of Jalan Kuala Selangor near the intersection with Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MRT Putrajaya Line
The MRT Putrajaya Line is the second Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit, Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Klang Valley, Malaysia, and the third List of automated urban metro subway systems, fully automated and driverless rail system in the country. It was previously known as the MRT Sungai Buloh–Serdang–Putrajaya Line. The line stretches from to Putrajaya and runs through densely populated areas such as Sri Damansara, Kepong, Batu, Kuala Lumpur, Batu, Jalan Ipoh, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, Sentul, Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Kampung Baru, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, KLCC, Tun Razak Exchange, Kuchai Lama, Seri Kembangan and Cyberjaya. Phase 1 operations of the line between and commenced on 16 June 2022. While the Phase 2 which covers the remaining of the line including the underground stretch was opened on 16 March 2023. The line is numbered 12 and coloured yellow on official transit maps. The line was developed and owned by MRT Corp but operated as part of the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MRT Kajang Line
The MRT Kajang Line, previously known as the MRT Sungai Buloh–Kajang Line, is a Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit, Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line servicing the Klang Valley, Malaysia. It is the second List of automated urban metro subway systems, fully automated and driverless rail system in the Klang Valley region after the LRT Kelana Jaya Line. Owned by MRT Corp and operated as part of the Rapid KL system by Rapid Rail, it forms part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. The line is numbered 9 and coloured green on official transit maps. It is one of three planned MRT rail lines under the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Project by MRT Corp. Phase 1 operations between and commenced service on 16 December 2016. Phase 2 operations between Muzium Negara MRT station, Muzium Negara and Kajang station, Kajang was opened on 17 July 2017, as a free shuttle service, by former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak in a ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malaysian Ringgit
The Malaysian ringgit (; plural: ringgit; symbol: RM; currency code: MYR; Malay name: ''Ringgit Malaysia''; formerly the Malaysian dollar) is the currency of Malaysia. Issued by the Central Bank of Malaysia, it is divided into 100 cents ( Malay: ). Etymology The word ''ringgit'' is an obsolete term for "jagged" in the Malay language. The word was originally used to refer to serrated edges. The first European coins to circulate widely in the region were Spanish " pieces of eight" or "cob", their crude appearance resembling stones, hence the word jagged. The availability and circulation of this Spanish currency were due to the Spanish controlling nearby Philippines. An early printed source, the ''Dictionary of the Malayan Language'' from 1812 had already referred to the ringgit as a unit of money. In modern usage, ''ringgit'' is used almost solely for the currency. Due to the common heritage of the three modern currencies, the Singapore dollar and the Brunei dollar are a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid KL
Rapid KL (stylized as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. The acronym stands for , which translates to Kuala Lumpur Integrated Rapid Transit Network in the Malay language. Rapid KL, with its of Rapid transit, metro railway and of Bus rapid transit, BRT Bus lane, carriageway, is part of the Klang Valley Integrated Transit System, operating throughout Kuala Lumpur and Selangor's Satellite city, satellite cities in the Klang Valley area. The rail transit line was opened in 1996. It was followed by a federal government restructuring of public transport systems in Kuala Lumpur in the early 2000s after the bankruptcy of STAR and PUTRA Light Rapid Transit operators, the precursors to the Ampang and Sri Petaling lines, Ampang/Sri Petaling Lines and Kelana Jaya Line respectively, and the creation of the Rapid KL brand. In 2003, it had inherited bus services and assets formerly operated a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Finance (Malaysia)
The Ministry of Finance (; Jawi: ), abbreviated MOF, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is charged with the responsibility for government expenditure and revenue raising. The ministry's role is to develop economic policy and prepare the Malaysian federal budget. The Ministry of Finance also oversees financial legislation and regulation. Each year in October, the Minister of Finance presents the Malaysian federal budget to the Parliament. The Minister of Finance administers his functions through the Ministry of Finance and a range of other government agencies. Its headquarters is in Ministry of Finance Complex, Putrajaya. Duties and importance The Minister of Finance is the minister in charge of government revenue and expenditure. The Minister oversees economic policy: fiscal policy is within the Minister's direct responsibility, while monetary policy is implemented by the politically independent Central Bank of Malaysia, the head of which is appointed by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasarana Malaysia
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) (English: Malaysian Infrastructure Limited) is a government-owned company which was set up by Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) as a corporate body established under the Minister of Finance (Incorporation) Act 1957 to own the assets of multi-modal public transport operator in Malaysia, under the government's move to restructure the city's public transport system. It is one of the largest public-transport companies in Malaysia other than Konsortium Transnasional Berhad. As a government-owned company since 1998, it operates stage bus and light metro services via several wholly owned subsidiaries. Subsidiaries The new Prasarana structure including the creation of four new entities – Rapid Rail, Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd; Rapid Bus, Rapid Bus Sdn Bhd; Prasarana Integrated Management and Engineering Services Sdn Bhd (PRIME); and Prasarana Integrated Development Sdn Bhd (PRIDE). Service brand * Rapid KL trains operated by Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Challenge (procurement)
A Swiss challenge is a form of public procurement operated in some jurisdictions, which requires a public authority (usually an agency of government) which has received an unsolicited bid for a public project (such as a port, road or railway), or for services to be provided to government, to publish the bid and invite third parties to match or better it. Some Swiss challenges also allow the entity which submitted the unsolicited bid itself then to match or better the best bid which comes out of the Swiss challenge process. Indian journalist Vinayak Chatterjee describes it as "one of the lesser known and even lesser-used methods of public procurement for core and social infrastructure projects". Swiss challenge system A Swiss challenge system is a bidding process designed to elicit private sector initiative in core sector projects. It's an offer made by the original proponent to the government ensuring his process to be best (in terms of effectiveness including both the factors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MMC Corporation Berhad
MMC Corporation Berhad (abbreviated as MMC; ) is a Malaysian utility and infrastructure conglomerate, with diversified businesses under three divisions: Energy & Utilities, Ports & Logistics, and Engineering. Syed Mokhtar Albukhary is the company's biggest shareholder at 51%, while several government-linked investment companies own over 30%. MMC's key businesses in its Ports & Logistics division. MMC Ports is currently one of the 10 largest port operators in the world with a total throughput of 15.8 mil TEUs in 2018. MMC Ports includes the Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Johor Port, Penang Port, Northport and Tanjung Bruas Port. MMC also has an associate stake in Red Sea Gateway Terminal Company Limited, which operates a container terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Additionally, MMC operates Senai Airport, the only airport not under Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad's portfolio. Under its Energy & Utilities division, MMC has a controlling stake in Malakoff Cor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
