Once upon a time, they were the King of the Roads in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya.

       These minibuses showed their might when thousands of commuters ended up stranded after the drivers held a one-day strike on Jan 19, 1978 to protest against the police who had booked them for traffic offences.

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