Transport minister Loke Siew Fook at a press conference held after the launch of the EV bus fleet for Rapid Penang in George Town today. (JohnShen Lee pic)GEORGE TOWN: The government cannot prohibit foreigners from using public buses, says transport minister Loke Siew Fook, amid calls for Rapid KL to bar foreign passengers over alleged unruly behaviour.
Loke said Rapid KL’s auxiliary police would act on complaints of misconduct, but a blanket ban on foreign passengers was not feasible.
“We are not a country that excludes people. How can we ban foreigners from boarding buses? It is a suggestion that is impossible to execute,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the launch of Rapid Penang’s electric bus fleet here.
