KUALA LUMPUR: Taxis and e-hailing vehicles in Peninsula Malaysia are permitted to operate across districts and states, but only if they are transporting passengers with the approval to do so. The Transport Ministry, in a statement on Wednesday (June 23) said that during the lockdown starting June 1, these are classified as essential services and are permitted to operate inter-district or interstate to transport passengers. "Taxi drivers may obtain their approval letters by completing their registrations on the ministry's SMILE (Sistem Maklumat Industri Logistik) System at https://application.mot.gov.my, while drivers of e-hailing vehicles are issued the letters via their respective e-hailing operators. "As such, these SOPs may differ from those pertaining to and applicable in other parts of Malaysia. "This is reflected with an amendment to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (No.

Source: The Star June 23, 2021 13:07 UTC