PARLIAMENT | Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Aziz Kaprawi said Malaysia wants to emulate developed countries that do not use motorcycles as taxis.

Abdul Aziz said this in Parliament today, in justifying the ban on motorcycle ride-sharing application Dego Ride.

"We want to head towards a developed country. We want to emulate developed cities like Singapore, Japan, Britain and the United States.

"In these countries, there are no motorcycle taxis," he said.