SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors brought charges Wednesday against the US founder and CEO of smartphone cab service Uber and his Korean partner for operating an illegal taxi service, the latest in a string of bad publicity…
Car-sharing technology company Uber has been criticized on social media for its implementation of “surge pricing” during the Sydney hostage crisis. A criminal held hostages inside a Lindt Chocolate Café in Sydney’s central business district, prompting the…
NEW DELHI — The Indian capital on Monday banned taxi-booking service Uber after a woman accused one of its drivers of raping her. Transport official Satish Mathur made the announcement as the 32-year-old suspect appeared in a…
MANILA, Philippines—Contrary to the earlier stance of its own Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) unit, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has said that taxi operators should modernize and improve their services instead of…
MANILA, Philippines – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is taking a step closer to regulating online transportation services such as Uber, and removing the colorum (illegal) tag that the LTFRB is charging against such…
The MMDA isn’t out to apprehend Uber cars for being “colorum” or illegally operated as public transport. The chief of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), who earlier expressed support for the mobile car-booking service Uber, strongly…
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has issued a statement in favor of private-car booking application Uber. The Land Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) unit of the Land Transportation Office has ruled that Uber drivers are in…
