Meagre takings for JB taxi drivers


(From left) Taxi drivers Lau, Low and Goh waiting for passengers at the JB Sentral taxi stand in Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: Taxi drivers struggling to earn a living during the movement control order (MCO) are finding it hard to make ends meet even during the the recovery stage.

Taxi driver Lau Ek Cheong, 74, said his daily takings had plummeted over the past three months and he was only able to make between RM12 and RM15.

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