ETS to be equipped with wifi service
Published on: Sunday, October 16, 2016
Ipoh: The Electric Train Service (ETS) will be equipped with wireless Internet facility to keep passengers connected when travelling in the train. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the ministry gave its full support to a suggestion by the people for the ETS to be equipped with wifi as an effort towards the transformation of the country's transportation system. "So far, the public are happy with ETS service and the modernised railway stations, while the remaining old stations will be restored. Besides installing wifi, we also have to make sure the coaches are clean," he told reporters after opening the 2016 Perak MCA Annual Convention here today, which was attended by 1,800 delegates.
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On average, 6,000 people travelled with the ETS daily on normal days while on weekends and public holidays, the volume of passengers doubled to 12,000. On the National Transportation Council, Liow said the initiative, which was announced on Monday, was scheduled to hold its first meeting by year's end.He said for a start, the meeting would focus on the coordination of the transportation system nationwide so that no state is left behind. When announcing the setting up of the council in Kota Kinabalu, Liow said it was a platform to discuss, study and resolve issues relating to transportation involving his ministry and agencies.
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Meanwhile, the Perak MCA convention today passed eight resolutions, including a pledge to give full support to 1Malaysia campaign and the politics of moderation introduced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as it ensured racial harmony in the country. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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The convention also unanimously condemned street protest and political demonstrations as they threatened the country's peace and harmony apart from disrupting daily activities.
