School reopening: Bus operators facing difficulties, urge government to intervene

Federation of Malaysian School Bus Associations president Amali Munif Rahmat said the main problem faced by bus operators at the moment was related to fees that were either refused to be paid in full by parents, or not paid at all.

"We have to pay the driver's salary in full for a month, not to mention the instalments. Financial institutions have already started asking when are we going to pay them. According to him, there were also bus operators who were currently operating illegally to avoid incurring the high costs of operating with a licence.

He suggested for the government to include the operation of school buses as a necessary service to enable the group to be given priority when it came to providing assistance."It means the government does not consider us a necessary service, when in reality, if we do not operate, many government agencies will be in disarray because there will not be enough staff when parents themselves send and pick up their children from school," said Amali Munif.

On Dec 24, the Education Ministry announced that the third term of the schooling session would begin on Jan 9 for group A, namely Johor, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu, and Jan 10 for group B, namely Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya.

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