Uber is delighted to note the Malaysian Government’s continued support for the e-hailing industry, with a view to improve the overall national transport landscape.

Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced the RM5,000 cash grant for taxi drivers intending to join the e-hailing industry. We welcome this move to empower more Malaysians with the choice to use technology for flexible earning opportunities and to raise their socioeconomic status,” said Warren Tseng, General Manager, Uber (Malaysia & Singapore).

TERAJU, the Government’s Bumiputera Agenda Steering Unit welcomes the multitude of initiatives underlined in Budget 2018 that will provide a more holistic, inclusive, focused and viable approach towards promoting the national, economic and social development and wellbeing of Malaysia.

In the overall pursuit of the Bumiputera agenda, Budget 2018 strengthens the Transformasi Kesejahteraan Bumiputera (TKB or Bumiputera Wellbeing Transformation) initiative announced earlier this year, entrusting TERAJU with a more widely encompassing role of ensuring that the ideals in education, health, social and culture, living environment, and Bumiputera stature are lifted to greater heights, and weaved into Malaysia’s plural social fabric.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak has announced an allocation of RM280.25bil for Budget 2018.

This is an increase of RM19.45 billion over the 2017 budget allocation of RM260.8 billion.