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'Game changer' e-moped batteries spread from Taiwan across Asia
AFP, Published on 19/01/2022
» TAIPEI - Every day, Aiden Lee joins the hundreds of thousands of people getting around Taipei on two wheels.
Dakar Rally set for off as director defends being in Saudi Arabia
AFP, Published on 01/01/2022
» JEDDAH (SAUDI ARABIA) - The Dakar Rally begins on Saturday in Saudi Arabia with race director David Castera telling AFP it would be worse to "turn one's back" on the hosts over concerns about its human rights record.
Go-Jek begins services in Thailand, challenging Grab
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2019
» Indonesia's Go-Jek has begun services in Thailand and is working toward entering the Philippines, founder and chief executive Nadiem Makarim said on Wednesday, as the ride-hailing firm continues to up its game against regional market leader Grab.
Go-Jek aims to raise $2bn for Southeast Asia expansion
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2018
» SINGAPORE/JAKARTA: Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek is seeking to raise about $2 billion from existing investors, including Tencent Holdings Ltd and JD.com, to fund its expansion plans in Southeast Asia, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Airbus showcases 'first 3D-printed motorbike'
AFP, Published on 20/05/2016
» BERLIN - Aviation giant Airbus' boss Tom Enders went for a spin Friday on the group's latest innovation -- a 3-D printed motorcycle, which the company touts as the world's first.
Three held over Bangladesh Hindu tailor's murder
AFP, Published on 01/05/2016
» DHAKA - Bangladesh police detained three people on Sunday over the gruesome murder of a Hindu tailor one day earlier, the latest deadly attack on minorities claimed by the Islamic State group.
Bangladesh questions two over murder of Japanese
AFP, Published on 07/10/2015
» DHAKA - A Bangladesh opposition activist and a businessman were remanded Tuesday in police custody for questioning about the murder of a Japanese farmer, an attack claimed by the Islamist State group.
Pakistan counter-terror cop survives Taliban attack
AFP, Published on 13/06/2015
» KARACHI - Pakistani police on Saturday foiled an attack on a senior counter-terrorism official and killed four militants in the southern port city of Karachi, police said.
Suicide attack kills four in NW Pakistan
AFP, Published on 23/09/2014
» A car bomb suicide attack by the Taliban that targeted a senior military officer rocked Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar Tuesday, killing at least four people and wounding 24, officials said.
Qaeda threat keeps US missions closed
AFP, Published on 04/08/2013
» US missions across the Middle East and Africa will be closed until at least Saturday for fear that Al-Qaeda will launch an attack to mark the end of Ramadan.