No roadblock problems for e-hailing drivers thestar.com.my - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestar.com.my Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
KUALA LUMPUR: Employers especially those in the food delivery service should pay close attention to the safety of their employees, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.
The Alliance for Safe Community chairman said such employers or companies should adopt ISO39001, which is a global standard for the road traffic safety management. The system is important as it symbolises the commitment of companies in managing road traffic safety for their employees. Road traffic safety management should be the responsibility of the employer or organisation. it should not be left to the employee alone, he said when contacted on Monday (April 5).
Lee said ISO39001 is a form of guideline to help prevent and reduce the risk of road related deaths or serious injuries.
– Datuk Ashfar Ali, president of the Pan Malaysia Bus Operators Association
“It is unconventional to allow early tapping of one’s retirement savings, but such a move is appreciated by some as having money in hand will lend some breathing space to drivers and empower them to make better plans to sustain themselves, provided they do it prudently. However, there should be an unconditional one-off cash handout to all e-hailing drivers with the PSV licence, without needing them to show any proof of income first before applying for the aid.”
– Daryl Chong, president of the Malaysia E-Hailing Drivers Association
“The industry looks forward to the implementation of the directives to regulate drones as the industry will only be able to grow with regulatory support. If we take an example like India – since the implementation of a structured drone regulatory framework, we have seen growth in the industry. Enterprises need to have the confidence that the regulatory body supports
LORINC: The vital need to renew Tower Renewal
Almost exactly a year ago, a team of American affordable housing experts from the Urban Land Institute came to Toronto to offer up ideas for breaking the logjam on retrofitting our huge portfolio of aging slab apartment buildings that collectively provide reasonably priced accommodation for hundreds of thousands of people.
They spent a few weeks studying this far-flung assembly of buildings, some privately owned and others run by Toronto Community Housing. Then, at a well-attended and upbeat session at the Munk Centre, the group offered solutions, which have subsequently been packaged up in a report. Senior municipal and council officials were in attendance, and there was plenty of talk about not just nosing this fix up the city’s priorities ladder but launching a pilot project with ten buildings. “You need to think about the next 60 years,” former New York City chief planner Purnima Kapur told the audience.
Row over development charges pits Toronto, province theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.