Work with Uber and GrabCar, cabbies told


The successful cash-injection just a month after Indonesian peer Go-Jek raised US$550mil highlights the intensifying competition in the region, as Uber shifts its focus following a deal to sell its China operations into Didi Chuxing.

KOTA KINABALU: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri wants taxi operators to cooperate with the e-hailing service to further increase their income.

She said many taxi drivers complained that their income was affected by Uber and GrabCar which utilised e-hailing apps.

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