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Nadiem Makarim, a co-founder of tech giant Gojek and former education minister, has been found guilty of some charges in a corruption case by an Indonesian court and sentenced to ten years in prison. Makarim, aged 41, has contested the charges, declaring that…
Gojek Singapore, a leading ride-hailing platform, has made significant changes to its top leadership, appointing Janine Teo as its new General Manager. Teo is succeeding Lien Choong Luen, who decided to step down in February after steering the company for…
Former Indonesian Education Minister and co-founder of the ride-hailing company Gojek, Nadiem Makarim, has been detained and named a suspect in a corruption case. The case involves allegations of malfeasance concerning laptop procurement. Makarim will be held…
Ride-hailing operators Grab, Gojek, TADA and CDG Zig in Singapore will hike their platform fees by up to 50 Singapore cents (37 U.S. cents) starting Jan. 1, 2025. Grab, the largest ride-hailing firm, will raise its platform fee from 70 cents to 90 cents per…
Indonesian ride-hailing and delivery company Gojek has announced it will stop operating in Vietnam starting Sept. 16 after 6 years in the market. – It said the decision, made by its parent company GoTo after assessing its market presence in Vietnam, aims to…
Indonesian ride-hailing and delivery service company Gojek has named Sumit Rathor as the new GM of its Vietnam operations. Rathor has succeeded Tuan Duc Phung, former GM of Gojek Vietnam since 2020. According to a Gojek statement, Phung has decided to pursue…
Ride-haling platform Gojek has launched its GoCar Protect service in Hanoi a month after introducing it in HCMC. The Indonesia-headquartered company guarantees that all its drivers have got two doses of Covid-19 vaccines and all cars are equipped with an air…
Leading Indian car rental platform will begin operations in Vietnam next week. Users can start booking cars, including SUVs and hatchbacks, on its website and smartphone app starting Monday, a media representative said. “We hope to reach 2,000 vehicles on the…
Launched amid the Covid-19 pandemic, GoCar is one of two big products Gojek planned to introduce this year to complete its golden triangle in Vietnam, including transportation, food delivery and payment. Phung Tuan Duc, Gojek Vietnam GM shared stories behind…
Ride-hailing firms have resumed their services in HCMC at a significantly lower scale than pre-pandemic times. Vietnam-based Be Group, which runs the eponymous ride-hailing app, has reopened its ride-hailing taxi service in Ho Chi Minh City with just 10…
Gojek on Thursday debuted its four-wheel ride-hailing service GoCar, first prioritizing healthcare workers before expanding to the public later this year. The Indonesian ride-hailing company started the service with 50 vehicles in Ho Chi Minh City dedicated…
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group will buy Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek’s business in Thailand in return for $50 million of shares in part of the airline’s digital business, the companies said on Wednesday. The deal will give Gojek a…
Indonesian ride-hailing and payments firm Gojek and e-commerce leader Tokopedia formally announced their merger today in a transaction that will create a technology powerhouse in the country’s largest deal. Sources familiar with the situation had earlier said…
Indonesia-based ride-hailing company Gojek will start offering car rides service in Vietnam in the next few weeks and allow cashless payments later this year. Gojek Vietnam CEO Phung Tuan Duc said Wednesday that the new service will be called GoCar. He did…
The number of motorbike taxi drivers riding for ride-hailing firm Gojek Vietnam has crossed the 200,000 mark with millions of commuters using its app. Competitor Be said last month it had 100,000 motorbike and car drivers. Singapore’s Grab, the market leader,…
Grab Holdings and Gojek have made substantial progress in working out a deal to combine their businesses in what would be the biggest internet merger in Southeast Asia, according to people with knowledge of the talks. The region’s two most valuable startups…
