Taxi drivers to pick up service in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur : Taxi drivers in Kuala Lumpur are being urged to pick up their services while representing the country as front liners to tourists, the Tourism Ministry has said.
Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said taxi drivers are dealing with 24.7 million international tourists and this is set to reach 36 million soon, the Star reported.
Representing 25 percent of all complaints the ministry received, taxi driver complaints were filed by tourists from places like Japan, the Middle East and Africa and ranged from taxi drivers not using meters, overcharging, harassment and being rude.
“The ministry is concerned that Kuala Lumpur earned the top spot on LondonCabs.co.uk’s list of cities with the worst taxi drivers in the world,” Dr Ng Yen Yen said.
Ratestogo.com also put Kuala Lumpur as number three after Phnom Penh and Jakarta on a similar list.
“We hope the taxi industry will change to become the best taxi drivers in the world and that we receive zero complaints about them,” Dr Ng concluded.-etb
Kuala Lumpur : Taxi drivers in Kuala Lumpur are being urged to pick up their services while representing the country as front liners to tourists, the Tourism Ministry has said.
Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said taxi drivers are dealing with 24.7 million international tourists and this is set to reach 36 million soon, the Star reported.
Representing 25 percent of all complaints the ministry received, taxi driver complaints were filed by tourists from places like Japan, the Middle East and Africa and ranged from taxi drivers not using meters, overcharging, harassment and being rude.
“The ministry is concerned that Kuala Lumpur earned the top spot on LondonCabs.co.uk’s list of cities with the worst taxi drivers in the world,” Dr Ng Yen Yen said.
Ratestogo.com also put Kuala Lumpur as number three after Phnom Penh and Jakarta on a similar list.
“We hope the taxi industry will change to become the best taxi drivers in the world and that we receive zero complaints about them,” Dr Ng concluded.-etb
