The government is in talks with homegrown e-hailing company Grab to provide complementary transport services to commuters, the finance minister's political secretary Tony Pua revealed today.

“Now we have new ventures, new innovative digital technologies like Grab, who can help us defray the cost of some of the public transport expenditure.

“Why should you provide feeder buses if you can work with Grab?

“They can actually arrive and give door-to-door delivery from the MRT to commuters' homes at a reasonable price, and at a cost that will be cheaper than us (the government) supplying feeder buses,” he told a panel during the 'Malaysia: A new dawn' conference in Kuala Lumpur.

Pua further explained that the government was interested in pursuing similar public-private partnerships in government projects, especially those involving infrastructure.

“These are all openings and these are all avenues that the current government is exploring in order to manage our fiscal deficit and our debt.
"And at the very same time, solve many of our problems," he said.

Met by the press after, the Damansara MP confirmed that the government was indeed “in discussions” with Grab over the matter, but offered no further details.

Besides Pua, the 'New Malaysia: Forging ahead together' panel also comprised Setiawangsa MP Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Bersatu policy and strategy bureau chairperson Rais Hussin, and former minister Rafizah Aziz.

The panel was moderated by Merdeka Center programme director Ibrahim Suffian.

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This post has been edited by Lumiaaa: Oct 9 2018, 08:57 PM

Stupid move

“Why should you provide feeder buses if you can work with Grab?

Dafuq did I just read..
Tony Pua has gone bonkers?

inb4 Tukar Crony baru Pua...

Feeder bus, cost rm1-2 to consumers

Grab mahai rm5-10 minimum to reach nearest mrt

rm5 per km. lol

LOL, good luck "ferrying" the passengers during rush hour
Seriously WTF?

Might as well ask the gov officials to pakai Grab, can save lots of money on transportation too

I have always maintain the fact that Tony pua is not a very smart person

Feeder bus how much? Grab how much?

Later Grab agree RM 1 but nobody pickup also no use.

they should make more covered side walks, large enough that plenty of people can use them without crowding issues, no puddles, and with good CCTV and patrolmen for security

If I can think of this, why can't Tony Pua?

If use grab might as well straight to your destination

cut cost ler tu！

Now the reality of running a government sinks in. Deep.

I did but none of the 'new' malaysia did it.

Thats not how they calc.. gomen give lump-sum money..

Whether people use it or not,its another story.

Indirectly hinting govt no longer want to subsidize feeder bus cost..

later

newspaper misquote me...

remember one menispesto (if still valid) to provide 10, 000 buses plus monthly pass..

LULZ tony grow stupid after become part of the gouvernment. All lobby by big ocmpnay interest.

Feeder bus is the way to go.

People will use. But how will grab and gov ensure that drivers will always accept such request? Grab Drivers now perangai cibai like taxi drivers

correct！