Petrol Malaysia

By and large, Malaysia is a prosperous country. But the same may not be true of its 28 million (and counting) citizens. Many of the citizens are not well to do and cannot afford to change cars on a whim and fancy. However, it is clear that driving new cars helps to lower carbon emissions, and newer cars are also known to be more fuel efficient. So why isn't the government of Malaysia helping its citizens to drive new cars? There are, indeed, several ways to help citizens drive new cars. One of these is to lower the import duty for foreign vehicles. (Of course, that might cause a run-in with Proton, which is a local car manufacturer, but it would benefit Proton to be more competitive.) Some of these foreign-made cars can be more fuel efficient (hybrid and electric cars?) than the locally produced cars. Another is to encourage trade-ins through government incentives. ("Trade in your car today! Get a 20% matching grant from the MOT....") And a third is for local producers ...

As the title of this post suggests, we require Metro-style railway systems in other major cities of the country. In many major cities outside Kuala Lumpur, many places are not reachable directly through public railway. We have to emulate the Metro subway in the major cities of the world - which link every nook and cranny of the city. Therefore, it is important that the Transport Ministry and the Public Works ministry of this country to make a real effort to create railway systems in other cities (other than Kuala Lumpur) which link all corners of those cities. KL Sentral may serve as a model for future development. However, KL Sentral only links the KTM, the Rapid railway, and the high-speed railway to the airport. It would be more effective for commuters if there were more links between cities through alternate railway lines. In any case, the railway system which links major parts of the nation's capital means that Kuala Lumpur is well placed to cater to the needs of ...