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]
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