{"id":17605,"date":"2020-11-17T16:42:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T08:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/?p=17605"},"modified":"2020-11-19T16:43:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T08:43:16","slug":"anthony-loke-urges-govt-to-hear-the-cries-of-bus-drivers-and-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/anthony-loke-urges-govt-to-hear-the-cries-of-bus-drivers-and-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Loke urges govt to hear the cries of bus drivers and operators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/C69E67D4-94B9-4A16-9B48-58CB89CF7CFE.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17608\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/C69E67D4-94B9-4A16-9B48-58CB89CF7CFE.jpeg 561w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/C69E67D4-94B9-4A16-9B48-58CB89CF7CFE-300x182.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/C69E67D4-94B9-4A16-9B48-58CB89CF7CFE-465x282.jpeg 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Member of Parliament for Seremban, Anthony Loke urged the Transport Ministry to hear the cries of bus operators affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and find a solution to their woes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anthony iterated that the government must have a more targeted initiative to help these bus drivers and operators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that even though the government has allocated hundreds of million of ringgits to the MY30 monthly pass, such initiatives only benefited Prasarana, which is a GLC and not private bus operators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDo school bus operators have to request aid from Ustaz Ebit Lew before the government make any moves?\u201d he asked in reference to the amazing humanitarian efforts led by the Islamic preacher and entrepreneur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lokesiewfook\/posts\/10157888108584542\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lokesiewfook\/posts\/10157888108584542\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p>Hari ini pejabat saya telah menyerahkan 350 set barangan keperluan kepada wakil 3 persatuan yang terdiri daripada&#8230;<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lokesiewfook\/\">Anthony Loke Siew Fook<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lokesiewfook\/posts\/10157888108584542\">Wednesday, 11 November 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<p>Anthony continued his speech in the Dewan Rakyat by thanking Ustaz Ebit Lew for his efforts and how he took inspiration from them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would like to thank Ustaz Ebit Lew for his efforts in helping the rakyat all over the nation. I have also taken inspiration from him and assisted bus drivers affected by Covid-19 within Seremban.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eu7EhbuOVtU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Member of Parliament for Seremban, Anthony Loke urged the Transport Ministry to hear the cries of bus operators affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and find a solution to their woes. Anthony iterated that the government must have a more targeted initiative to help these bus drivers and operators. 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