The debate over the sustainability and rising cost to the public purse of Hong Kong’s concessional fare scheme for elderly and disabled residents rages on. The government revealed last week that public spending on the scheme had risen for the third straight year. About HK$4 billion (US$513.9 million) was allocated for the scheme in the […]
Emergency services had their hands full on Monday morning attending to two separate crashes in Durban. In the first, ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson, said one person was entrapped and scores more injured in a multiple-vehicle crash on the M1, Higginson Highway, over the N2 bridge in Chatsworth. “Paramedics arrived on the scene to find […]
A page from the guidebook showing the proper etiquette at transit station platforms. PETALING JAYA: Transit rail operator Rapid Rail has issued a guidebook for commuters using LRT and MRT services in a bid to increase awareness about public transport. The guidebook is the result of a collaboration between Rapid Rail and the Land Public […]