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06-29-2016, 12:16 PM
200 Malaysian taxi drivers hold 4-hour protest against Uber and Grab
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Two hundred taxi drivers congregated in the town centre of Malaysia's Penang state on Wednesday morning, in a four-hour protest against Uber and Grab apps.
Local papers reported (http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/06/29/penang-taxi-protest/) that the drivers stood in front of the Esplanade area in George Town between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., to plead with the government **t to legalise the ride-hailing apps that they say are taking business away from them.
SEE ALSO: The Uber of China is reportedly worth $28 billion (http://mashable.com/2016/06/15/didi-28-billion-valuation/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The government said last week it was considering drafting the proper legal framework (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/malaysia-s-land-public/2884172.html) to allow U.S.-based Uber and Singapore-headquartered Grab — the two most-used ride-hailing apps in Malaysia — to co-exist with traditional taxis. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/29/malaysia-taxi-penang/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Two hundred taxi drivers congregated in the town centre of Malaysia's Penang state on Wednesday morning, in a four-hour protest against Uber and Grab apps.
Local papers reported (http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/06/29/penang-taxi-protest/) that the drivers stood in front of the Esplanade area in George Town between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., to plead with the government **t to legalise the ride-hailing apps that they say are taking business away from them.
SEE ALSO: The Uber of China is reportedly worth $28 billion (http://mashable.com/2016/06/15/didi-28-billion-valuation/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
The government said last week it was considering drafting the proper legal framework (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/malaysia-s-land-public/2884172.html) to allow U.S.-based Uber and Singapore-headquartered Grab — the two most-used ride-hailing apps in Malaysia — to co-exist with traditional taxis. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/29/malaysia-taxi-penang/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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