Seremban set to become Malaysia's 12th City

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Seremban, in the southern state of Negeri Sembilan, will become Malaysia's 12th city before the end of this year. The declaration will be made once consent is obtained from the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah and state ruler, Tuanku Muhriz.

The other 11 cities in Malaysia are Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, South and North Kuching, Johor Baru, Kota Kinabalu, Shah Alam, Malacca, Alor Star, Miri, Petaling Jaya and Kuala Terengganu.

In order to qualify for city status, the local government will need to have a revenue of more than RM100mil and a population exceeding 500,000. On the side of the state, having enough number of civic servants to serve the people in the area is one of the conditions.


Source: The Star..Seremban to get city status this year

KTM starts Seremban-KL train shuttle

Many people commute to work from Seremban to Kuala Lumpur. By road, this commute takes between 45 minutes to one hour. Due to popular demand, train service between these two cities will begin Feb 17. Below are details from The Star:

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTM) start shuttle train services from Seremban to Kuala Lumpur from Feb 17 due to heavy demand for that route.

The shuttle will run from Monday to Friday, five times daily, KTM said in a statement on Saturday.

The shuttle will leave Seremban at 6.55am, 10.15am, 1.35pm, 4.55pm and 8.35pm and stop at Kajang and Kuala Lumpur Central only.

The shuttle will leave Kuala Lumpur Station at 8.06am, 11.26am, 2.46pm, 6.06pm and 9.45pm

Ticket prices range from RM1 to RM 6.10 and can be bought at any Intercity KTM station and KTM stations at Seremban, Kajang, Kuala Lumpur Central and Kuala Lumpur Station.

For further information, call KTM at 03-22671200.