1.   The package included rises in rents on government-controlled housing, higher public transport fares, and as yet unspecified cuts in disability benefits and other social services.

2.   An increase in the price of fuel, which means higher transport fares and possibly higher wages, will be the main drivers of inflationary pressure, economists say.

3.   The government agency traced the higher prices of services mostly to an increase in transport fares and the price increase of gasoline.

4.   An increase in toll rates would have caused a chain-reaction and been used as an excuse to raise transport fares and charges.

5.   Azmin Mohd Idris of the Hauliers Association of Malaysia said higher toll rates could cause a chain-reaction and be used as an excuse to raise transport fares and charges.

6.   Communications Minister Giri Suseno finally agreed to cut public transport fares on Monday night, after a twelve hour hearing in the House of Representatives.

7.   Earlier the DOTC also informed the Economic Monitoring and Mobilization Task Force that airline companies would be seeking reductions in air transport fares.

8.   Reducing public transport fares was part of the national plan for dealing with the haze last year, but it was not implemented.

9.   The alert also cuts public transport fares in half to encourage drivers to keep their cars in the garage on heavy pollution days.

10.   The government also agreed to cheaper public transport fares for children, students, and the elderly.