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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will make significant policy announcements coinciding with National Day and Malaysia Day celebrations, with particular focus on supporting gig economy workers and youth entrepreneurship.
Police have filed charges against a 25-year-old part-time Grab driver accused of staging his own kidnapping to extort RM30,000 from his parents, citing mounting loan shark debts as the motive.
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked New York City's groundbreaking law requiring Uber and Lyft to give drivers 14 days' notice before removing them from their platforms, ruling the regulation unconstitutional.
The widow of a Klang delivery rider who died after being struck by a vehicle will file a RM1 million civil suit in August, pending administrative approvals. The accused driver faces murder charges.
Maxim Malaysia has upgraded its in-app safety features with a faster SOS system, allowing users to alert emergency contacts or call 999 within seconds, while a new Driver Alert System notifies nearby drivers to provide initial assistance.