Taximen protest against SPAD, Uber & GrabCar on 18 November 2015

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19 November 2015

Cabbies in Malaysia threaten to block main roads if Uber and GrabCar are not banned http://bit.ly/1j95826

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Taxi drivers are threatening to block many of Malaysia’s main roads if the Government does not ban Uber and GrabCar.

According to The Star, the threat came after hundreds of them went to the Parliament to protest against the ridesharing apps, which they claim were taking away their customers.

“If there is no response or the right attention from the Government, we will have another large demonstration on several main roads,” said protest organizer Kamarudin Mohd Hussain.

He also implied that the roads around Bukit Bintang or Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) could be closed off by their taxis.

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/this-urban-jungle/cabbies-in-malaysia-threaten-to-block-main-roads-if-uber-and-grabcar-are-not#xtor=CS1-2

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18 November 2015

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‏@NST_Online

More than 1,000 cabbies at rally to protest against SPAD #nst170 http://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/11/112215/more-1000-cabbies-rally-protest-against-spad …

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KUALA LUMPUR: Over 1,000 taxi drivers converged at Padang Merbok as early as 9am to protest against the Land Public Transport Commission today.

The rally, organised by the Taxi Drivers Action Committee (JBPTLK), was geared towards demanding the resignation SPAD chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar, a revamp of SPAD, and a ban on ride-sharing services GrabCar and Uber, among others.

At 11.30am, the group headed to Parliament with the intention of handing over a memorandum to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

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‏@patricklee_msia

Full story on the KL taxi protest here: http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/11/18/Taxi-protests-Spad-Uber-GrabCar/ … @transitmy @ajit4pam @SPADchannel @haqqymhilliz