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A 25-year-old e-hailing driver in Kuala Lumpur faces charges after allegedly fabricating his own kidnapping to extract RM30,000 from worried parents. The scheme emerged as a desperate attempt to settle mounting loan shark obligations.
Maxim Malaysia's first Safety and Legal Compliance Report shows safety concerns represent less than one per cent of customer enquiries, with over 90 per cent of all queries resolved during the first half of 2026.
Kuala Lumpur police have concluded their investigation into an e-hailing driver suspected of sexually assaulting a female passenger in Sepang on July 16, forwarding the case file to the deputy public prosecutor for further action.