Illegal Rohingya-run taxi service to be probed by SPAD

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The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) will look into claims surrounding an illegal taxi service operated by Rohingya refugees, according to a report The Star. According to a survey conducted by Bernama, a group of Rohingya refugees were known to be running a “pirate taxi” service in Selayang and Rawang. Prior to this, SPAD had not received any complaints surrounding the issue.

“SPAD will investigate the matter and will take stern against those involved,” said enforcement division chief, Datuk Che Hasni Che Ahmad. The existence of such a system has affected the income of many registered taxi drivers. Operation are believed to have begun about two months ago, according to driver, Abdul Razak.

“They operate with used cars and they target those at shopping centres, hospitals and residential areas in Selayang and Rawang.” He also commented that the Rohingya refugees have abused the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) cards provided to them.

Another taxi driver, M. Thiru Moorthy, said that the illegal Rohingya taxi drivers even “snatched” customers from him. “They would even cut in while I am fetching passengers and when I say something to them, they would scold me,” he commented. He began to suspect something was amiss when he spotted the same car at taxi stations with different passengers.

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Comments

  • What a hypocrite. To them, Uber/Grabcar are illegal but hiring Rohingya is ok.

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  • Because taxi charges so expensive, plus hidden charges, and use only proton saga, not only this, many taxi drivers with rude attitude. Of course consumers rather take a cheaper ride with much better cars la.

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  • They need to be productive members of society even if they are refugees. Allow them to work and cut down on the 3 million Bangladeshi workers who are coming over.

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    • DonkeyKong on Aug 04, 2015 at 10:00 am

      The Rohingya ARE bangladeshis, the type that bangladesh itself doesn’t want..

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    • Are you stupid?rohingya are bangla la
      Kick both of them out….increase minimum wages for LOCAL

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      • Before making ignorant comments why don’t you read up on the Rohingya issue. They have been in Myanmar for generations since British colonial time but now are regarded as pendatang and persecuted and refused citizenship by the Myanmar government. Ring any bells in your empty head. Also the indigenous Myanmarese are slaughtering them.
        Where to deport them to?

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        • calcutta on Aug 04, 2015 at 6:56 pm

          hey,some races also lived in malaysia since british colonial times,but still not same standard as another races

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          • Rakhine on Aug 05, 2015 at 8:30 am

            Yeah, but they’re not getting killed by the natives!!??

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          • Menwohats on Aug 05, 2015 at 4:48 pm

            R u forced to live in one corner of the country in a squalid ghetto and extreme poverty. No chance to work and your property and business get burned or confiscated. Dare to venture out and u get lynched by a mob. If u are experiencing the same thing then do what they do; go look for a boat.

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          • calcutta on Aug 05, 2015 at 11:38 pm

            “don’t complaint because at least now you hasn’t got lynched and have to escape by boat”
            that probably sums up the racist problem in malaysia,it hasn’t get to the WORST YET

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          • Menwohats on Aug 06, 2015 at 2:02 am

            “some races also lived in malaysia since british colonial times,but still not same standard as another races” pretty much sums up the routine “Hey everybody I’m forever the poor victim here, so it’s my entitlement to keep flashing the race card all the time”

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          • calcutta on Aug 07, 2015 at 12:45 pm

            any complaint shall be view as racist.
            because obviously,non has any truth ground to it
            suck it up,or welcome to board the boat
            ok i shut up now

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  • Dont just send them back to the country.
    They violated Malaysia’s law. Find out the Head behind this.

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  • The locals are too lazy. That’s why the foreigners fill in for them.

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  • John Smith on Aug 04, 2015 at 11:05 am

    To me this is different from the Uber/Grabcar issue, that is a debate for another thread. I am not a fan of the local taxi drivers, but in this case these Rohinyas should all be caught and deported. They have no right to come as refugees and then break our laws as they feels like it. If they get persecuted in Myanmar, too bad. That is their own fault.

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  • Ini semua salah Rohingya!

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  • nabill (Member) on Aug 04, 2015 at 1:04 pm

    These ppl have been literally raped in their own country, thy have suffered to such extend as u wdnt believe… I dont mind them being taxi drivers honestly, jus make sure they hv some legal paperwork… Our own ppl suck at their own job, how much worse can they be than what we currently have… I hope spad show common sence n for once not be such baboons..

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  • Superglue on Aug 04, 2015 at 7:55 pm

    SPAD is the root of the problem….

    Due to their “tidak apa” attitude, nobody cared, nobody respected authority, and follows rules and regulations…

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