Malaysia
Malaysia Legalize E-Hailing Services
Malaysia’s parliament passed two bills that will legalize the e-hailing services like Grab and Uber in the country.
Malaysia’s parliament passed two bills that will legalize the e-hailing services like Grab and Uber in the country.
Malaysia’s parliament passed two bills legalizing e-hailing services
The amendments will allow the services to operate on an “intermediation business license”, a new category specific for the service.
The new license will regulate “the business of facilitating arrangements, bookings or transactions of an e-hailing vehicle whether for any valuable consideration or money’s worth or otherwise”, according to Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Act and the Commercial Vehicles Licensing Board (CVLB) bill.
The bill is supported by the cabinet even as taxi driver associations protested. The CVLB had previously declared that both Uber and Grab drivers were operating illegally in the country.
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Grab starts full operations in Myanmar
After four-month trial period, Grab has begun full operations in Myanmar by launching localised apps with new safety and technology features.
Myanmar is the seventh market for Grab where it already has 5,000 drivers registered in its Myanmar’s network. The drivers is said to have seen 30% growth in their average income during the trial period.
Grab is also rolling out GrabVenue terminals at major shopping malls in Yangon that will allow customers without a smartphone to access the service.
The company claimed to have more than 1.1 million drivers in 65 cities across the seven countries and has recently raised $2 billion to strengthen its operations in Southeast Asia.
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Amazon’s entry into Singapore marred by delivery problem
The company is unable to deliver goods to customers in Singapore after introducing its Prime Now two-hour delivery service in the state-country.
As of Friday afternoon, its Prime Now app was telling users that “delivery is currently sold out. Check back soon.” The service appeared to go down hours after its official launch on Thursday, according to media reports.
The company launched Prime Now app for customers in Singapore where they can shop and get tens of thousands of items delivered to their door with free delivery on orders of more than S$40 ($29). The service is available for trial for free for a…
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