Loke: Unlimited Pass encourages more use of public transit

KUALA LUMPUR: As of January 1st, Malaysians will be able to enjoy an unlimited number of trips by using different modes of transportation with Prasarana Malaysia Berhad with the My100 and My50 monthly cards.

Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook said the unlimited travel card was intended to encourage more Malaysians to use public transport and reduce their monthly cost of living.

"For RM100, the My100 pass can be used for all Prasarana fast train and bus services in the Klang Valley.

"We understand that some people only need to take the bus to work every day.

"So for the RM50, the My50 pass allows this group to use all Prasarana bus services in the Klang Valley," he said.

This service includes the use of MRT, LRT, Monorail, BRT Sunway, RapidKL buses and MRT buses.

Speaking at the launch of the My100 and My50 unlimited travel cards by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Loke said the map could be obtained from today and could be used from the January 1, 2019.

The pass was announced when the 2019 budget was tabled in Parliament last month.

The service is only available to Malaysians because the pass requires users to bring their MyKad to a RapidKL ticket counter to activate it.

Upon activation, the MyKad will act as an unlimited pass and can be reloaded at any Touch n Go point of sale.

"The introductory price is reasonable because we want more people to use public transport every day," he said.

Mr. Loke said this initiative was launched in the Klang Valley, while a considerable number of people from across the country had emigrated to work in the downtown area.

It can be extended to the whole country later.

10 national athletes to promote the passes

Instead of celebrities, Loke said that he had proposed 10 athletes as product ambassadors to promote the passes.

"These icons have huge followers on social media, some even more than ministers.

"If they publish something, hundreds of thousands of people will benefit. So we need their help to raise awareness of these passes, "he said.

The 10 selected are squash queen Nicol David, diver Cheong Jun Hoong, Paralympic sprinter Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi, gymnast Farah Ann Abdul Hadi, badminton player Goh Liu Ying, bowling player Syaidatul Afifah Badrul Hamidi, Diver Leong Mun Yee, Karate's Syakilla Benn Jonger Welson Sim Wee Sheng and Ice Skater Julian Yee Zhi-Jie.