Go - KL City Bus
This is a convenient FREE bus service with circular routes in the heart of the city. DBKL had mooted charging foreigners for bus rides previously after it was estimated that 45 per cent of those using the service were foreigners. Malaysian citizens must register their MyKad to use the bus rides for free. All children age 12 and below may ride the bus for free,” DBKL said in a statement.
Free Tram Zone | Melbourne CBD
Travel on all trams is free in Melbourne's Central Business District and Docklands. A ticket is not required. All stops within the free zone are clearly marked and tram drivers will make regular announcements when approaching the zone boundaries. If your tram journey is exclusively within the zone, travel is free. Visitors & Tourists do not need to purchase a MYKI card to travel within the Central Business District of Melbourne.
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DBKL has got to decide what they want to do. Provide a free bus service within DBKL or not. They have a Free Tram Zone in the Melbourne CBD area. And free means free for everybody. What DBKL intends to do in charging foreigners/tourists and making Malaysian citizens register their MyKad to use the service, simply complicates matters and will incur costs to manage. Datuk Bandar KL tolong pakai otak sikit....can you please just let things be?
I take GO buses and most of the passengers are mostly foreign workers and tourists. And the drivers can barely speak in english if there are queries. Some even shouted back at tourist, rudely. Why not upgrade bus drivers standard first. Must be proficient in two languages or more. Surely if they want to charge, best ask prasarana to take over these buses so that the monthly commuter pass can be used by foreign workers who are the main users. Most of the time, off peak, these buses are just parked doing nothing while drivers chatted away.
Many cities around the world have these free bus services to promote tourism.If DBKL were to charge tourist for these services then they are just shooting their own foot.
Not to worry PMX will surely overrule it .
Are you still IGNORANT of the current "Ketuanan" MENTALITY??? Making RED TAPES for the LOCALS MEANS CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANOTHER SOURCE OF INCOME / BRIBES / DUIT KOPI from the LOCALS. This is how DBKL OFFICERS ARE MAKING A FORTUNE & THRIVES FROM UNLICENCED FOREIGNERS SETTING UP STALLS DOING BUSINESS IN KL.
They always want to complicate things! (Malusia) In Perth, we have the CAT (Central Area Transit) buses which are completely free for everybody. Hop on, hop off, smooth, simple and easy.