I READ with dismay the recent announcement by Transport Minister Anthony Loke on the regulations to be imposed on e-hailing drivers that would be enforced from July 12. The arbitrary requirements (licence registration, vehicle inspection and same operational requirements as taxi drivers) will not affect the e-hailing operators or companies at all but only the poor drivers. This might be the time for me to decide if it is worth my while to continue as an e-hailing driver. I would need to work eight hours a day for at least two weeks (probably more) to clock 3,430 minutes/1,001km. Would the authorities care to consider the wellbeing of one million citizens by taking away this burden of regulation on e-hailing drivers?

Source: The Star April 26, 2019 00:44 UTC