{
  "id": 14403928,
  "title": "'I will never forget taxi drivers who backed me in my hardest times' - PM Anwar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/i-will-never-forget-taxi-drivers-who-backed-me-in-my-hardest-times-pm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T08:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128342/i-will-never-forget-taxi-drivers-who-backed-me-in-my-hardest-times-pm-anwar"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has honored taxi drivers, recalling how they supported him during his difficult times in 1998 when he was arrested, beaten, and imprisoned. Speaking at the launch of a special financial aid scheme for taxi, rental car, and school bus drivers, Anwar highlighted the challenges these drivers face due to competition from e-hailing services and pledged to find ways to alleviate their burden. The government is exploring measures such as collaboration with Proton, loan relief, and revenue from vehicle registration number bids to support the drivers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Anwar: 'I will never forget taxi drivers who backed me in 1998'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/anwar-i-will-never-forget-taxi-drivers-who-backed-me-in-1998",
        "published": "2026-10-14T07:54:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Anwar takes 'taxi ride' down memory lane, recalls debt of gratitude to drivers in darkest days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/anwar-takes-taxi-ride-down-memory-lane-recalls-debt-of-gratitude-to",
        "published": "2026-10-14T09:04:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}