Grab Malaysia reinstates suspended rider after users announce plan to boycott, uninstall app


The company has also apologised to the rider ‘if he felt unjustly treated’ and said the seemingly harsh measure was necessary due to safety concerns. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Grab Malaysia said it has reinstated a suspended rider who was involved in an altercation with two Singaporen men at a petrol station in Johor Bahru recently.

“Upon completion of the investigation (which includes conversations with the said partner), we have since reinstated him,” the company said in a statement on June 22.

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