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Gerakan praises police for nabbing taxi driver robbers

Dr Cheah Soon Hai says income of real drivers will be affected

 
 

Press statement by

Gerakan Central Bureau on Environment, Safety and Quality of Life Chairman

Dr Cheah Soon Hai

 
 

8 March 2013

 
 

Gerakan's Central Bureau on Environment, Safety and Quality of Life Chairman, Dr Cheah Soon Hai praised the police for nabbing a gang of robbers impersonating as taxi drivers.

 
 

"The actions of this gang will tarnish the taxi industry in Malaysia . It is an embarrassment to the nation that tourist were also among their victims. What will the foreign press say after they find out about this?"

 
 

Dr Cheah pointed out that the actions of this gang will also affect the income of genuine taxi drivers who only want to make an honest living. "If tourists refused to use our cabs due to fear, this will surely affect the income of genuine taxi drivers."

 
 

He added that taxi companies should increase their vigilance in monitoring the conducts of their drivers. In case of being found guilty of committing a crime, they must be blacklisted to prevent them from tarnishing the industry.

 
 

"I also think that the police should intensify their effort to prevent this problem from reoccurring as there might be more gangs out there operating as taxi drivers." said Dr Cheah, who is also Kedah Derga state-assemblyman.

 
 

Finally, he stressed that the government remain serious in ensuring that tourist are given a good image of the nation by conducting courses for taxi drivers as they are deemed to be the first group to interact with foreigners upon reaching our shores.