Hisham, who crosses the ­border into Singapore numerous times a month for work, will need to appeal to have his STR assistance reinstated. “It was a tough decision for me to make a career switch from an engineer to a taxi driver, but I had to assume my father’s taxi loans after he passed away. As a Johor Baru-Singapore taxi driver operating from Larkin Sentral, Hisham said he crossed the border daily to ferry passengers. “People think being a cross-­border taxi driver is easy, but some months we barely scrape by,” he said. Pertubuhan Muafakat Pengusaha dan Pemandu Bas Negeri Johor deputy chairman Usman Haron said the process of appealing for their STR assistance to be reinstated added another ­hurdle.

Source: The Star January 27, 2026 22:47 UTC