TAXI drivers who are badly affected by the pandemic are grateful if they are able to make even one trip per day at Penang Sentral in Butterworth. While few who found alternative income sources have left the industry, many whose income is at the mercy of passengers still remain at the terminal. Another driver, Mohd Sahurin Abu Bakar, 49, was spotted having lunch inside his car while waiting for passengers. “If we continue to depend on waiting at taxi stands like this, we are dead,” he said. Penang Sentral Car Rental And Taxi Drivers Association secretary C. Supramaniam said there were about 120 drivers registered at the terminal with all suffering the same predicament.

Source: The Star August 08, 2021 23:48 UTC