Penang used to have decent public transport. Then the government decided to privatize it. Really bad idea. The bus companies leased the buses to the drivers, and washed their hands off the whole thing. To maximize profits, the bus drivers refused to move until the buses were full. So off peak hours, you would see all the buses parked in the bus terminals. If any passengers went in, they could sit in the buses, but it will not move until the buses filled up.

Nobody could do anything to the bus companies because you know, I know. Finally Pak Lah had to step in with Rapid Penang.

So don't be so eager to privatize public transport. The government's job is to spend on things like public transport. Better they spend it on public transport than all the weird syok sendiri stuff.

edit: tldr, some things should be privatized, public transport should not.

This post has been edited by loserguy: Jul 11 2022, 11:09 AM