Tuesday 12 November 2019

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT THIS, APAD AND Y.B. TUAN ANTHONY LOKE ????



On 30 September 2019, a woman was injured by an escalator collapse at KL Sentral LRT station.

Woman Allegedly Swallowed By KL Sentral Escalator That Malfunctioned, Rushed to Hospital

Published 1 month ago on October 1, 2019

Be careful when you’re on the escalator, guys! An escalator malfunctioned at the KL Sentral LRT station on Monday evening (September 30th) and a woman suffered injuries as a result of the incident.

This incident has been confirmed by LRT operator Prasarana Malaysia Bhd based on a statement on their Rapid KL Facebook page. In their statement, they said, “Rapid KL regretfully confirms that an escalator malfunctioned at KL Sentral LRT station earlier this evening. The incident caused a female guest to be injured.”

Rapid KL regretfully confirms that an escalator malfunctioned at KL Sentral LRT station earlier this evening. The…

The injured woman has been rushed to Hospital Kuala Lumpur for treatment and Rapid KL says that they are monitoring her condition closely to make sure that she is getting the medical attention and assistance she needs. They confirm that her family has been notified.

The faulty escalator has now been decommissioned and closed for further investigation into the matter. The cause of the malfunction has not been determined yet and Rapid KL says they will issue further updates when available. Although the extent of the woman’s injuries was not confirmed by Rapid KL, netizens have been sharing the information online.

The escalator that allegedly malfunctioned was the one servicing the platform for passengers heading to the Putra Heights, and apparently, the woman was swallowed up by the escalator. A photo of the incident showed the woman getting pulled up from the escalator that had fallen in at the end but this has not been confirmed by the authorities.

Be careful when using escalators and make sure to pay attention when you’re using one!


I was heading home from KL on the LRT on 6 Nov 2019 and saw an escalator on the platform shut down with warning signs.

The Pakatan Harapan government disbanded the BN-era SPAD (Land Public Transport Commission) effective 31 December 2018 and from 1 January 2019, replaced it with APAD (Land Public Transport Agency), which comes under the Ministry of Transport.



Land transport development now goes under APAD
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June 7, 2018 12:07 AM

PUTRAJAYA: The Transport Ministry is setting up the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD), which will be spearheaded by a director-general, to implement policies on the development of the land public transport sector in the country.

Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the Cabinet today agreed to the establishment of the agency after Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced the disbandment of the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) in the middle of last month.

He said the APAD would play its role in the planning and development of the land public transport sector, particularly in relation to the Mass Rail Transit (MRT), Light Rail Transit (LRT), rail transportation and bus systems.

“In order to avoid overlapping of functions in the land transport enforcement, the Road Transport Department (JPJ) will be given the authority to carry out enforcement of the Land Public Transport Act 2010 (Act 715).

“The existing functions of SPAD in enforcement and providing counter services will be handled by the JPJ… as such, there will be no separate counters of JPJ and SPAD after the restructuring exercise,” he said at his ministry here.

Loke said the JPJ would be authorised for the issuance of licences and permits for public transport as well as travel and commercial vehicle operators, at its counters.

The organisation structure and staffing of the APAD would be done with the Public Services Department (PSD), he added.

Following the restructuring exercise, Loke said the SPAD Act 2010 (Act 714) would be abolished to empower the ministry, APAD and JPJ while two others acts – the Land Public Transport Act 2010 (Act 715) and Road Transport Act 1987 – would be amended to empower the JPJ.

He also said four sub-committees led by ministry secretary-general Saripuddin Kasim were set up to monitor the restructuring plan from SPAD to APAD.

In empowering the land transport sector in the country, Loke said the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (LPKP) of Sabah and Sarawak would be placed under the purview of the ministry, instead of being under the Prime Minister’s Department.

“This is to ensure that the implementation of policies, regulations, licensing and enforcement in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak is coordinated, consistent and integrated,” he added.

He said SPAD would still operate as usual until the SPAD Act was abolished in the Parliamentary sitting, which would be convened next month.

“Many are still confused and think that SPAD is disbanded, hence, there will be no enforcement and summonses need not be paid. That is not accurate because SPAD still exists today until the SPAD Act is abolished in the Parliament,” he added.


The reason given for the disbanding of SPAD and its replacement with APAD was to save money.

A commission such as SPAD, has a board of commissioners drawn from various quarters who advise the government, whilst an agency is a government body headed by a director general.

Earlier, the Malay Mail of 23 May 2018 reported:-


PM cleans house on first day; axes SPAD, JASA, NPC and more

Wednesday, 23 May 2018 12:42 PM MYT
By Ida Nadirah

PUTRAJAYA, May 23 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad terminated several agencies today including the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) and the Special Affairs Department (JASA) in apparent austerity measures prompted by the discovery of Malaysia’s over RM1 trillion debt burden.

In press conference here after chairing the first Cabinet meeting of his term this morning, he said the agencies will be absorbed by the relevant ministries and their assets and manpower redeployed where needed.

“SPAD will not be maintained, but the duties will be returned to Transport Ministry,” he said.

When pressed to explain the significance of his announcement, he said this meant SPAD would be “abolished”.

Others that will be discontinued include the Village Development and Security Committee (JKKKP) that the previous Barisan Nasional (BN) government used to reward village chiefs.  

Dr Mahathir noted that while these were formed under the federal government, they did not come under its direct control.

He also added that the committees were political rather than administrative, and their functions redundant.

“There won’t be any compensation as we do not want to practise the politics of the previous government,” he said.

Another casualty is the National Professors Council (NPC) that was viewed as aligned with BN previously.

The PM said that while it was created for the government to obtain feedback from the intelligentsia, this also became political and used to prop up the BN administration.

“Most institutions that are not part of the government, but were supposed to advise the government, will be disbanded,” he explained.

Commenting on the 17,000 contract public workers who will be terminated, he said it was determined that most were political appointees and reiterated that all will be released from their contracts.

Those with valid non-political functions, such as drivers, would be re-engaged following this termination.

“But first they will all be terminated,” he said.

Earlier in the press conference, Dr Mahathir said the national debt was equivalent to 65 per cent of Malaysia’s entire economy.


Meanwhile, on 27 May 2019, I found the lift on the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall side of the Maharajalela Monorail station was not working and earlier on 18 April 2017, before GE17, I also found it not working, which  makes me wonder if it had not been repaired for over two years, though the escalators were still working back then.




However, on 27 May 2019, in addition to the lift, I found the escalator on the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall side was also not working.




Then on 20 August 2019, I found this escalator at the Bandaraya LRT station on Jalan Raja Laut not working.


On 20 August 2019, I also found these up and own pair of escalators at the Bandaraya LRT station on the other side of Jalan Raja Laut not working.


And also on 20 August 2019, I found both these escalators between the Bandaraya LRT station concourse and the LRT platform were also not working.

On 30 October 2019, I found the escalator up to the platform of the Taman Paramount LRT station not working.

And on 06 November 2016, it was still not working.
The condition of escalators and lifts at LRT and monorail stations were much better under SPAD, as well as the condition of the LRT and KL Monorail rolling stock but more recently I have sensed a gradual deterioration, not to mention the collapse of the escalator at KL Sentral LRT station which injured a woman.

I use that escalator a lot, especially when transiting between the LRT and the KL Monorial at KL Sentral and I'm glad it wasn't me who was on the escalator when it collapsed.

It's already mid-November 2019. What are APAD and our Transport Minister Y.B. Tuan Anthony Loke doing about this ???

What! Gahmen-owned LRT. KL Monorail bus and no mah-nee to fix these escalators and keep the rolling stock in good condition, or does APAD lack the competent professional leadership of the board of commissioners of SPAD ???

What next, a lift crashes down like in the flat in Kg. Kerichi/Pantai Dalam or a LRT or KL Monorial train derails ???

Come on lah! The RM42 billion in 1MDB-related government guarantees (now paid down to RM32 billion) is less than 5% of the RM1 trillion total of federal government debt, all government guarantees and commitments public-private partnerships, etc.

Those who keep pointing their finger at the RM42 billion (or RM32 billion) government guarantee as the cause for RM1 trillion in total government debt + guarantees + commitments are like saying that the proverbial tail is wagging the proverbial dog.

So don't be a crybaby and keep blaming the previous "kleptocratic" gahmen for your inability to even begin to rectify the problems you inherited.

If you were a CEO hired to turn a company around, the board of directors would sack you if you kept on blaming the previous CEO for your failure to achieve the objectives you were hired for.

The condition of escalators and lifts at LTR and monorails stations were much better under SPAD, as well as the condition of the LRT and KL Monorail rolling stock but more recently I have sensed a gradual deterioration, not to mention the collapse of the escalator at KL Sentral LRT station which injured a woman.

It's already mid-November 2019. What are APAD and our Transport Minister Y.B. Tuan Anthony Loke doing about this ???

What! No mah-nee to fix these escalators and keep the rolling stock in good condition, or does APAD lack the competent professional leadership of the board of commissioners of SPAD ???

What next, a lift at a LRT or KL Monorail station crashes down like the one in that PPR flat in Kerichi on 2 August 2019, or an LRT or KL Monorial train derails ???

 Stop pointing fingers at the previous "kleptocratic" BN government or blame RM42 billion in 1MDB-related government guarantee for the total RM1 trillion in Federal Government debt + government guarantees + government commitments to public-private partnerships, etc., when RM42 billion is less than 5% of RM1 trillion.

 That is like telling us that the proverbial tail can wag the whole proverbial dog.

 In the corporate sector, if a CEO hired to turn a company around keeps on blaming the previous CEO for his inability to even begin to do so, the board of directors would soon sack him.  


Can you please explain why the Federal Government debt began to balloon steadily from RM100 billion in 1998 throughout the remainder of Tun Dr. Mahathir's first period as Prime Minister, continued to balloon steadily during the premiership of  Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and continued  to balloon steadily under the premiership of Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak and continues to balloon under your "Competent", "Accountable", "Transparent", "clean", etc. "Save Malaysia" government?  


Welcome to our much touted "New Malaysia".

Perhaps we should learn to take the stairs. It's great exercise after all.

 Yours trully


Politi Scheiss

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