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Qualified platform workers and taxi drivers in Singapore are set to receive a cash assistance of S$200 (US$155) to mitigate the impact of increasing fuel prices. To be eligible, platform workers must have earned above S$500 per month from their platform-based…
In an exciting development for commuters in the region, public transport operator CDG has officially announced its new cross-border taxi service between Singapore and Johor Bahru. As detailed in a recent Facebook update, most pick-ups in Singapore will incur…
Pony.ai, the Guangzhou-based autonomous driving company, is taking bold steps toward a new era of transportation by collaborating with state-owned giants Guangzhou Automobile Group and Beijing Automotive Group, alongside Japan’s Toyota. The ambitious goal? To…
Singaporean transport firm ComfortDelGro has decided to sell its entire stake in the Vietnam Taxi Company to a local company and pull out of Vietnam. Under a deal it has signed, it will transfer its 70-percent stake in Vinataxi to the HCMC-based Helios…
Top taxi firm Vinasun and ride hailing firm Grab have told the court that they’ll negotiate a compensation dispute. The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City on Friday approved the litigants’ wish to ‘sit together,’ and temporarily suspended the trial. The…
In the bustling streets of Bangkok, a typical taxi ride turned into a drama that has now gone viral. A passenger found himself on the wrong side of a fare dispute when a taxi driver demanded a flat rate of BHT200 (approximately US$6.08), bypassing the meter…
Thailand’s Ministry of Transport has affirmed that Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport will remain operational despite threats from traditional taxi drivers planning to stage a blockade in response to the rising popularity of ride-hailing services. Taxi Drivers…
Vietnam’s Green and Smart Mobility (GSM) JSC officially launched its Xanh SM electric taxi service in Indonesia on December 18. The Green and Smart Mobility JSC, which was established by billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong – founder and chairman of private…
Philippine regulators have launched an investigation into the alleged robbery and sexual assault of a Vietnamese woman who booked a ride using the Grab ride-hailing app. The Philippines’ Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has requested the…
Grab, Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing and food delivery firm, has called off its proposed acquisition of Singapore’s third-largest taxi operator, Trans-cab, according to a statement from Singapore’s competition watchdog. The Competition and Consumer…
Grab Holdings reported its first quarterly profit on Thursday and unveiled a maiden share repurchase program, but the ride-share and food-delivery firm’s weak annual sales forecast fanned growth worries and weighed on its shares. While the Singapore-based…
GSM, an exclusively all-electric taxi company owned by Vietnam’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong, plans to open services in Laos this year. The company, which uses only VinFast electric vehicles, aims to ship 150 electric cars to Laos first, and then increase the…
More than a few workers made unemployed by increasing layoffs in Vietnam recently have become motorcycle taxi drivers only to realize it’s not a lasting solution. After starting his workday at 5 a.m., at 10 a.m. Le Van Manh had completed only one trip, which…
Taxi firm Mai Linh Group reported its first profit of VND1 billion ($42,600) after four years in 2022. Its revenues surged by 57% to VND1.65 trillion on recovering demand for transportation after two years of Covid-19. It posted a loss of over VND270 billion…
Pham Nhat Vuong, Vietnam’s richest man, has established GSM, an all-electric taxi operator with a charter capital of VND3 trillion ($126.85 million). Vuong, who is also the chairman of Vingroup, owns a 95% stake in the company. GSM, which stands for “Green,…
Vinasun’s payroll increased by 10% last year, the first time since 2016 hires outnumbered layoffs. The leading taxi operator said it had 2,013 employees at the end of last year, 136 more than at the beginning of the year. General director Ta Long Hy said the…
