APAD to regulate p-hailing service providers through Land Public Transport (Amendment) Bill 2023

APAD to regulate p-hailing service providers through Land Public Transport (Amendment) Bill 2023

The Land Public Transport (Amendment) Bill 2023 was passed in Dewan Negara today, having been passed unanimously after the bill was debated by nine senators yesterday, Bernama has reported.

The Land Public Transport Act 2010 (Act 715) was amended in order to provide for decisions made by the government involving the regulation of goods vehicle services, including the use of motorcycles in p-hailing services, deputy transport minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah said.

“We are aware of the issue of manipulation of p-hailing workers’ income and this is also why the government decided to regulate this industry. In the future, [related issues] will be regulated by APAD,” he said in his winding-up speech in Dewan Negara today.

APAD to regulate p-hailing service providers through Land Public Transport (Amendment) Bill 2023

Also passed today is the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (Amendment) Bill 2023, which aims to provide for p-hailing vehicles as goods vehicles which are subject to an intermediary business license.

The transport ministry has drawn up a draft curriculum together with the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) for p-hailing riders to obtain a vocational license. “One of the main scopes that will be included is understanding the difference in risk as a [parcel] sender compared to a normal user,” Hasbi said.

The curriculum, or syllabus can be offered by by driving institutes and p-hailing service providers, but this will be fully monitored and regulated by the road transport department (JPJ), according to Bernama.

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Comments

  • Ya Mentri on Apr 12, 2023 at 5:38 pm

    Boo! This goes against the spirit of free market capitalism. Are PH actually closet unilateralist communists?
    A controlled market will not benefit anyone but the incumbent providers today as it disincentives competition and kills innovation.

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    • Study dululah b4 comment! on Apr 12, 2023 at 9:00 pm

      i think u didnt learn Economics. Msia is not practicing free market economic system like US. We practice Mixed Economic System.
      https://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/malaysia

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    • Gomorrah on Apr 12, 2023 at 11:20 pm

      You’re talking about the spirit of free market capitalism in the same sentence as anything to do with the Malaysian automotive/transport sector? Really? /s

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    • History Bender on Apr 13, 2023 at 8:22 am

      When pipul sez PH = kominis
      the facts are real, at last 50 years later the kominis wins.

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  • Apaapunnakduet on Apr 12, 2023 at 7:10 pm

    Going to come out with special license etc etc to make this e-hailing motorbike drivers to suffer. Leave them alone. Let them earn some money.

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    • History Bender on Apr 13, 2023 at 8:24 am

      Time for PH to tear down the great anti kominis monuments and put up statues of JinPing, Vladimir, Kim, & Anwar alongside. You shall now learn under PH earning money is evil.

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