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New motorcycle app for Bangkok commuters
Life, AKIN, Published on 13/09/2017
» With just a few clicks, Bangkok commuters can now hail a motorcycle taxi, thanks to the newly launched UberMoto feature in the Uber app.
Uber launches carpooling service in traffic-choked Jakarta
AFP, Published on 18/05/2016
» JAKARTA - Uber launched Wednesday a carpooling service in Jakarta allowing commuters to share journeys, as competition between ride-hailing apps intensifies in the traffic-choked Indonesian capital.
Uber enters the 'mosai' market with seriously low prices
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 02/03/2016
» Taxi application Uber last week launched its motorbike taxi service, UberMoto, making Thailand the first country in the world where Uber has offered this option.
Signed, sealed, delivered
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 29/07/2015
» Messenger services have become a valuable part of modern life, especially in a bustling city like Bangkok.
Hungary latest EU country to probe Uber
AFP, Published on 01/05/2015
» BUDAPEST - Hungary on Thursday became the latest European Union country to launch a probe into Uber, the popular but controversial taxi app for mobile phones.
We'll take you there
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 18/03/2015
» Taxi drivers refusing to take passengers to their desired destination continues to make the headlines and provide a constant source of headaches for Bangkok dwellers.
Digital cabbie showdown
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 25/06/2014
» Hailing a taxi in Bangkok? That can be one of the most annoying challenges in the City of Angels. For Bangkok denizens and tourists alike, experiences with the city’s candy-coloured taxis are often not as sweet as the cars look. Especially during rush hour, getting a driver to take you to your desired destination sometimes requires begging him as if he drives for you gratis.
Uber remedy for the taxi blues?
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 16/04/2014
» An office worker who regularly needs to call a cab to take her home from her workplace, Supatra has often been frustrated with the quality of service provided by Bangkok taxi drivers. But now that she's started using a mobile app called Uber to organise taxi rides, she says there's been a vast improvement in the experience.
An app to travel for
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 05/03/2014
» GrabTaxi is a taxi-dispatch service with GPS-enhancements allowing passengers to hail the nearest cab with ease. It was publicly launched in Malaysia in June 2012 and has expanded rapidly through this region, with branches now operating in the Philippines, Singaptre, Thailand and Vietnam.
TAXI TIMELINE
Database, Published on 10/10/2010
» The first taxis were introduced to Bangkok by Phraya Thep Hatsadin Na Ayudhya in 1924. He established the Taxi Siam company with a fleet of 14 Austin cars. At that time people called them ''Rot Mile'' (Mile Car) because the fare was calculated on the distance. One mile cost 15 satang _ too expensive for most people in the 1920s and the service was not popular.