Trishaw riders plead for more subsidy


Daily hustle: A rider resting inside his trishaw while waiting for business along Penang Road in George Town. Pedallers are now only depending on business from local tourists as the Covid-19 pandemic curtailing the entry of international tourists. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: With the Covid-19 pandemic curtailing visits from international cruise liners, trishaw pedallers are struggling to make ends meet.

Penang Trishaw Riders Association president Abdul Latiff Mohd said before the pandemic, they could make between RM1,000 and RM2,000 a month.

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