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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Penangites refuse to be taken for a ride</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Anil Netto</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Feb 13, 06 11:48am</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Fed up with the failure by authorities in Penang to ensure an efficient public transport system on this bustling island, civil society groups are planning to take recourse to legal action.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Citizens have been asking the authorities for better public transport for years, says Nizam Mahshar, coordinator for the Citizens for Public Transport, a network of 24 civil society groups.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">And now, as a last resort, the CPT is planning to file suit against the federal Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) in the hope of encouraging it to improve public transport on Penang island….</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">It's 'attrocious' ...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Disabled people suffer the most …</FONT>
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<P><A HREF="http://www.malaysiakini.com/opinionsfeatures/46816"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://www.malaysiakini.com/opinionsfeatures/46816</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> (subscribers only for full article sorry)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Paul A. Barter | Assistant Professor | LKY School of Public Policy | National University of Singapore | 29 Heng Mui Keng Terrace | Singapore 119620 | Tel: ᄍ-<SPAN LANG="en-gb">6516</SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"> 3324 | Fax: ᄍ-6778 1020 | Email: paulbarter@nus.edu.sg | </SPAN></FONT><A HREF="http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/faculty/paulbarter/"><SPAN LANG="en-au"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/faculty/paulbarter/</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">I am speaking for myself, not for my employers. </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Are you interested in urban transport in developing countries? Then try </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="http://urbantransportasia.blogspot.com/"><SPAN LANG="en-au"><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">http://urbantransportasia.blogspot.com/</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-au"></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">And consider joining the SUSTRAN-DISCUSS list, </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss"><SPAN LANG="en-au"><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">http://list.jca.apc.org/manage/listinfo/sustran-discuss</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"> or </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/sustrannet/"><SPAN LANG="en-au"><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">http://www.geocities.com/sustrannet/</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-au"><FONT COLOR="#800080" SIZE=1 FACE="Arial"></FONT> </SPAN></P>
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