By : JENNE LAJIUN
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Omnibus Operators' Association is looking the government to buy the industry.
Its chairman, David M. Chu, told the press conference during the hotel here yesterday which all members of the organisation comprising Penampang United Transport (PUT), Tuaran United Transport Company Sdn Bhd (TUT), Luen Thung Tanjong Aru Transport Company Sdn Bhd, Kinabalu Transport Company Sdn Bhd, Maxfreight Sdn Bhd as good as two Sandakan-based transport companies have been ready as good as would be happy to sell out to the Government.
"Buy up all the train operators in Sabah. We have been all happy to sell," he said.
According to Chu, the reason during the back of this move is the companies have been confronting difficulties in creation ends encounter in the face of spiraling handling costs.
Moreover, these licensed train operators have to contest with bootleg operators for customers, as good as nonetheless complaints have been lodged with the authorities, no movement has been taken to address the longstanding problem.
Pan Malaysian Operators Association president Datuk Mohamad Ashfar Ali, who was additionally present during the press conference, pronounced they have submitted the chit containing 15 proposals to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is additionally sovereign Finance Minister.
The chit was sent to the Prime Minister upon July twenty this! year, a s good as members of the Association have been hoping their requests will be met in the Budget 2013, he said.
"Our members have long suffered due to the hike in motor fuel price as good as other handling costs. We need the Government to yield the policy since but the clear guidelines, most train operators do not know what they could do to strengthen their business in an attention which is not profitable," he said.
Mohamad Ashfar additionally called for the setting up of the National Policy for Public Land Transport to be done as soon as possible, as good as for the applicable agency to stop arising permits to new operators.
At the same time, the organisation members additionally wish the train fares to be increasing by thirty percent to 40 percent, depending upon the condition of roads used by the train operators, he said.
He due which Sabah as good as Sarawak be given the transport hike increase of 40 percent due to the same reasons.
At the same time, Mohamad Ashfar called for the shortage of qualified drivers to be dealt with severely as this has far reaching consequences upon the industry.
"The train drivers know which they have been indispensable as good as which has resulted in some drivers becoming undisciplined. They know you cannot do anything to them. But if there have been some-more qualified drivers to choose from, you can let go of the bad apples as good as keep those who have been good," he said.
Mohamad Ashfar pronounced members of the organisation additionally wish to stop contributing to the Human Resource Development Fund as it does not good them.
They additionally called for the extermination of the import duties imposed upon train operators to revoke their burden.
"We have been upon condition w! hich the use to the people, quite those who have been less good to do. So you have been calling upon the Government to assistance us in this respect," he said.
And to serve improve the services rendered by the industry, he urged the Government to yield the special taxation relief, as good as abolishing fee rates upon buses which have been handling upon fee roads. (BP)
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