It was reported on 21 Feb 2011, the bus stage bus companies in Malaysia is facing financial difficulty.
Stage bus is the bus that service 80% of the route outside Klang Valley. It is different from the tour bus that service the tourist or the express bus that bring the passengers from town to town. Stage bus serve the public, the people in the village, will hail the bus, anywhere as there may not be any bus stop. To stop the bus, just ring the bell.
The main problem is the rising cost. Malaysia, despite an exporter of oil, has experience a hike in the fuel price. The normal reason quoted was, ...' we are still cheaper than Singapore'. forgetting the fact that Singapore is nearly 4 time in term of per capita income.
The price increase include the cost the bus itself, it shot up from rm177,000 to over rm260,000. The price of the airconditioned bus is more expensive.
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