Transport Minister Anthony Loke told the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday that all gantries in public transport stations handled by Prasarana are expected to be installed with open payment system by August 2025.
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00:00 Open payment is a global trend that has been implemented in public transport systems
00:06 in London, Sydney, Singapore and other major cities.
00:10 In terms of promoting public transport,
00:14 open payment not only facilitates daily use,
00:18 but also gives incentives to visitors from within or outside the country to choose public transport.
00:25 For example, a visitor from the UK who has just arrived in the city centre of Kuala Lumpur
00:30 can board the LRT train by issuing a credit card
00:33 and touching the payment machine at the entry gate of the LRT station
00:37 without having to pay a Rapid KL token with cash or buy a Touch & Go card at the counter.
00:43 Since early 2023,
00:44 the company has begun planning the implementation of open payment systems,
00:49 starting with the rail service network in Lembah Klang.
00:52 The company is now finalising the implementation plan
00:55 for the Rapid Rail network that includes the Kranajaya MRT,
00:59 Ampang MRT, Kajang MRT, Petrajaya MRT and Monorail.
01:05 This new system will introduce the use of MyDebit and Card Credit
01:09 as an additional payment mode in the gantry,
01:12 in addition to the existing payment method using Touch & Go cards or tokens.
01:16 Design and development work is expected to begin in March 2024.
01:21 The company will take a 11-month period,
01:24 that is until February 2025,
01:26 to prepare 50% of the gantry at each station
01:30 to accept the open payment method.
01:32 By August 2025, all gantries at each station will be ready.
01:38 If necessary, this system will continue to be developed
01:41 by enabling the use of other payment modes,
01:43 such as QR code, in the next phase of implementation.
01:47 In addition, for the entire range of KTMB commuter trains in Lembah Klang,
01:54 the lift of the Ticket or Automatic Fare Collection system is now almost complete.
01:59 Starting in mid-November 2023,
02:02 KTMB users can enjoy new facilities,
02:04 where all 57 KTMB commuter stations in Lembah Klang
02:08 are equipped with a gantry payment system
02:11 that supports the open payment method,
02:13 including credit cards, debit cards, Touch & Go and QR code,
02:17 through the KTMB mobile application or KITS.
02:21 The total cost of the project is 29 million rupiahs.
02:25 That's all. Thank you.
02:26 I invite Mr. Soebang.
02:28 Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Minister.
02:30 Minister, I do support this open payment system
02:33 because it is convenient and good for the people.
02:36 But as far as I know,
02:37 this open payment system is not yet beneficial in terms of discount
02:41 if you use a credit card to pay for the toll.
02:45 I read about that on the Ministry's website.
02:48 So I want to ask,
02:51 what steps will the government take to ensure that if we use this credit card,
02:54 this open payment system,
02:56 it can automatically give discounts?
02:58 I know there are many programs,
03:01 the Minister has explained that there are many systems.
03:04 I want to know what steps we will take
03:05 so that we can encourage public transport users to use our tolls.
03:11 Thank you.
03:12 Mr. Speaker, first of all, for Mr. Soebang,
03:19 I cannot answer for the tolls
03:21 because it is under the Ministry of Employment.
03:25 If there is a discount given to toll users
03:27 who use the open payment system,
03:30 that is something that must be decided by the Ministry of Employment
03:34 through the Malaysian Tax Administration.
03:36 Secondly, in terms of public transport,
03:40 we have a system or a discount that is good enough for public transport users,
03:46 which is our My50.
03:48 A monthly card that provides public transport services
03:53 without a discount to any public transport users
03:56 for 30 days.
03:58 For 30 days, for only RM50.
04:01 The government has committed to continue this program for the next year.
04:06 For me, this is enough to cover the cost,
04:09 it is cheap enough.
04:11 I dare say that this is among the cheapest passports in the world.
04:16 Not just in Malaysia, but in the world.
04:19 RM50, not even RM2 a day
04:22 for us to use any public transport mode.
04:25 This is something that I hope we can expand,
04:27 we can promote it properly.
04:30 In Subang, there are many public transport services,
04:34 I hope that you can help to promote My50.
04:38 Thank you.
04:39 - Right, Vice Chair. - Vice Chair.
04:41 Thank you, Mr. Chair.
04:44 My question is,
04:45 how far is the monitoring or improvement
04:50 in the way of operating the special costs for women,
04:55 the allocation of the women's costs for MRT Kajang.
05:01 And is there a plan,
05:03 is there a budget,
05:05 and what is the government's plan to increase the number of women's costs
05:10 due to the increasing number of users among them every day?
05:15 That's all, thank you.
05:16 - Thank you, Minister. - Thank you.
05:19 I feel that the government is also supporting this effort
05:23 to introduce women's costs for MRT.
05:26 First, we are now in a time where we are still struggling,
05:31 we are still overkill,
05:33 and we have placed officers or police officers
05:39 in stations to ensure that in the gantry,
05:44 for the women's costs, only women passengers are allowed to enter.
05:48 And we also sometimes have members
05:53 who if they see a male passenger in the women's costs,
05:56 we give a warning and so on.
05:58 So far, there is no rule yet
06:02 for us to punish or give a punishment.
06:06 But more importantly, we give a warning and also a warning.
06:10 And I think in terms of compliance, it is also very high.
06:14 Because many passengers,
06:15 when they know that it is a women's cost,
06:17 they will leave the cost.
06:20 In terms of the increase in the number,
06:22 so far we feel that we need to see first
06:25 how we can ensure that our services can run well.
06:30 Because first, for women, for women passengers,
06:34 women's costs are one option.
06:36 But they can also enter other costs,
06:38 if it is too difficult.
06:40 But we also need to have a balance.
06:42 Then we only add the women's costs
06:46 and it will also reduce the costs for male passengers.
06:49 So that will solve the problem.
06:52 From the four costs now,
06:54 one cost is allocated for women's costs.
06:56 And we see the effect first.
06:59 Thank you.
07:00 [END]