CABBIES

Gaining wider recognition is a challenge, even among a disparate and somewhat divided band of claimants.

The APAD advises taxi drivers who have not renewed their expired driver's cards to do so in order to facilitate the distribution of the one-off RM600 BPN aid.

Taxi-hailing app PICKnGO, Executive Director Valerie Chan speaks to Cynthia Ng on how the company aims to help taxi drivers improve their services and image.

The existense of ride-hailing services such as Uber and Grab should not be used as reason for the taxi driver to resign.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Amar Singh Ishar Singh today has brushed off rumours circulating on social media that a group of 50 taxi drivers attacked an Uber car driver on Monday.

Traditional taxi drivers united worldwide against Uber in 2015, a year that saw riots, legal battles and even a kidnapping in protest against the startup.

Through the app function, cabbies can disseminate information via smart phones to police headquarters if they witness a crime happening.

With the soon-to-be-launched app, people can know the estimated taxi fare for their journey and rate cabbies, among others.

Cab drivers have decided to continue with the new rate of fares despite the Cabinets instruction to SPAD for postponing the implementation of the fares hike for public transportation.

Although cabbies need to fork out some RM100 from their own pockets to recalibrate their meters, it is something that needs to be done, said authorities.

Authorities are in the midst of identifying 33 taxi drivers who took part in a demonstration in Bukit Bintang last Wednesday.

10 taxi drivers have had their licenses suspended for three months for not using the meter when charging passengers.

Taxi, bus drivers express concern over this Saturday's rally, claiming it is a nuisance and will 'threaten their source of income'.

SPAD chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar tells Klang Valley cabbies to change attitude, wants taxi service to be on par with developed nations

Many passengers agreed that taxi drivers in Kuala Lumpur do not use their meters on a daily basis.

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.

The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.

A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.

The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.

Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.

Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.

At 8 am, the local currency climbed to 4.4600/4700 against the greenback.

The hospital hallways echo with the screams of children as anxious parents await news from doctors.