Traffic comes to a standstill as cabbies mount protest


KUALA LUMPUR: Traffic in the capital’s city centre came to a standstill for more than two hours as frustra­ted taxi drivers mounted an ­unannounced protest against ride-hailing apps Uber and GrabCar.

The move, involving nearly 100 taxi drivers, reduced the busy Jalan Bukit Bintang to a single lane, causing massive traffic jams in the city.

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