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05-18-2016, 08:04 AM
Thai government stops ride-hailing motorbike services 2 months into operation
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Barely two months into the launch of UberMOTO (http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/uber-motorcycle-bangkok/) and GrabBike in Thailand, the government ordered a discontinuation of both companies' motorbike taxi-hailing services on Tuesday.
According to Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-motorbike-taxis-idUSKCN0Y81IH), Nunthapong Cherdchoo, a senior official at the transport ministry, said the decision came after ongoing conflict between the ride-hailing companies and other registered taxi services.
The turn of events will ** doubt affect Uber's and Grab's market share in Thailand.
SEE ALSO: 10,000 angry cabbies brought Jakarta to a standstill (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/violent-taxi-protest-jakarta/)
Traveling around Thailand on a motorbike is an ideal option, seeing as the country's capital, Bangkok, ranked the second-most congested city (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/bangkok-traffic-jams/) in the world last year. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/17/ubermoto-grabbike-stopped-in-thailand/)
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Barely two months into the launch of UberMOTO (http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/uber-motorcycle-bangkok/) and GrabBike in Thailand, the government ordered a discontinuation of both companies' motorbike taxi-hailing services on Tuesday.
According to Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-motorbike-taxis-idUSKCN0Y81IH), Nunthapong Cherdchoo, a senior official at the transport ministry, said the decision came after ongoing conflict between the ride-hailing companies and other registered taxi services.
The turn of events will ** doubt affect Uber's and Grab's market share in Thailand.
SEE ALSO: 10,000 angry cabbies brought Jakarta to a standstill (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/violent-taxi-protest-jakarta/)
Traveling around Thailand on a motorbike is an ideal option, seeing as the country's capital, Bangkok, ranked the second-most congested city (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/bangkok-traffic-jams/) in the world last year. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/17/ubermoto-grabbike-stopped-in-thailand/)
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