{"id":15556,"date":"2022-11-18T19:05:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T11:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15556"},"modified":"2022-11-18T19:05:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T11:05:07","slug":"free-train-bus-rides-on-polling-day-prasarana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15556","title":{"rendered":"Free train, bus rides on polling day &#8211; Prasarana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18<\/strong> &#8212;\u00a0Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) is offering\u00a0free rides throughout polling day for the 15th\u00a0General Election tomorrow, involving all services under\u00a0Rapid KL, Rapid Penang and Rapid Kuantan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement today, Prasarana said the services include the Light Rail Transit (LRT), Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Monorail, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and stage bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThis is Prasarana\u2019s effort as a Malaysian company to make it easier for people to exercise their right to vote,\u201d<\/em> it said.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-18-at-7.04.14-PM-1024x552.png\" alt=\"prasarana\" class=\"wp-image-15557\" width=\"495\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-18-at-7.04.14-PM-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-18-at-7.04.14-PM-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-18-at-7.04.14-PM-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screenshot-2022-11-18-at-7.04.14-PM-185x100.png 185w, 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getting&nbsp;on or off the bus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public can visit Prasarana\u2019s social media pages and website at&nbsp;https:\/\/myrapid.com.my&nbsp;or download the PULSE application on Google Play and&nbsp;App Store&nbsp;for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/pru15.bernama.com\/news-en.php?id=2139962\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 &#8212;\u00a0Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) is offering\u00a0free rides throughout polling day 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