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Taxi drivers may resort to robbing others thanks to the rising popularity of ride-sharing services like Uber and GrabCar, a Muslim consumer group has claimed
Nadzim admitted that the root of this problem is the nature of competition, where only the stronger ones win, but he insisted that the government must not "neglect the weak".
The PPIM president also blamed the Land and Public Transport Commission (SPAD) for failing to provide an immediate solution to resolve the ongoing dispute between the nation's taxi drivers and the alternative service providers
Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia (PPIM) president Datuk Nadzim Johan
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Meanwhile, Premium Big Blue Taxi founder Shamsubahrin Ismail, said that Uber and GrabCar should be made to charge customers at a higher amount
Taxi drivers in the country are disgruntled as they have claimed that Uber and GrabCar are threatening their livelihood with unfair competition
The Sun Daily reported that Malaysian Taxi Drivers' Transformation Association deputy chairman Kamarudin Mohd Hussain, have warned that the taxi industry in Malaysia is dying as drivers are quitting due to their struggles of getting a stable income.
**Kamarudin is urging the government to impose a total ban on ride-sharing services such as Uber and GrabCar because they are cutting into the taxi drivers' source of income.**
He added that it is unfair that taxi drivers have to comply with the Road Transport Act, or risk getting their licenses suspended, while Uber or GrabCar drivers get off scot-free.
A group of taxi drivers staging a protest against Uber and Grabcar in Kuala Lumpur last November.
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