News & Reviews:   Rajiv Rishyakaran

Kumpool, a local van and bus e-hailing service has continued to expand its availability in Klang Valley. In fact, after recent expansion to the Bukit Gasing constituency in Petaling Jaya, it is now also available in the Kampung Tunku constituency starting today.

The Assemblyperson for Bukit Gasing, Rajiv Rishyakaran today announced that Kumpool, a local van and bus e-hailing service is now available within Petaling Jaya (PJ). Covering stops in areas from Seksyen 1 to Seksyen 19 in PJ, each ride is priced at just RM1 and the first 10,000 riders will get a free ride.

Derived from the malay word ‘kumpul’ which means to ‘gather together’, Kumpool started from a vision of serving the community and bring back the "kampung spirit by aggregating the efforts from the community to keep costs low. The local app offers two main services, Kumpool Ride and Kumpool Delivery.

The Menteri Besar of Selangor, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari today confirmed that the state would be building 1553 5G network transmitters in the state this year. He further elaborated that the installations will be done in four stages.

Speaking at the Selangor State Legislative Assmebly (DUN) today, Amirudin said that the 5G network is capable of providing fast internet of up to 10Gbps with 1ms latency. The network will also benefit up to 1 million devices per square kilometre.