Taxi and e-hailing drivers get aid packages

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong's political secretary Ling Tian Soon and Penang Port Commission chairman Datuk Tan Teik Cheng handing essential supplies to taxi and bus drivers at Sungai Nibong bus terminal. (March 04,2021) - LIM BENG TATT/The Star

BUTTERWORTH: Public service drivers in the northern region severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic have received additional aid, courtesy of the Penang Port Commission (PPC).

The initiative, supported by the Transport Ministry, brought smiles to hundreds of drivers as they received their packages yesterday during a session organised by the Gabungan Pertubuhan Teksi, Kereta Sewa Limosin dan Teksi Lapangan Terbang Se’Malaysia (GTSM).