Kosmo reporter turns to Grab as Utusan shutters


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 10 Oct 2019

JOHOR BARU (Bernama): A Kosmo journalist has been driving Grab since May after his employer, Utusan Melayu, faced a prolonged financial crisis and delayed paying salaries for several months.

Upon receiving an internal memo that the nation’s oldest Malay language newspaper would cease operation on Wednesday (Oct 9), Mohd Izuan Roseli made the decision to become a full-time Grab driver.

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