{"id":54958,"date":"2017-12-19T06:32:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T06:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=54958"},"modified":"2017-12-19T06:32:28","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T06:32:28","slug":"ride-hailing-firm-grab-launches-services-cambodia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/ride-hailing-firm-grab-launches-services-cambodia.html","title":{"rendered":"Ride-hailing firm Grab launches services in Cambodia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Ride-hailing firm Grab launches services in Cambodia<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Ride-hailing firm Grab launches services in Cambodia:- Ride-hailing firm Grab on Tuesday said it has launched services in Cambodia, expanding its presence to an eighth country in Southeast Asia where it is the biggest rival of Uber Technologies Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The Singapore-headquartered firm said it signed a memorandum of understanding with Cambodia\u2019s Ministry of Public Works and Transport to support infrastructure development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The official launch in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh marks the latest development in a quick-moving industry, coming just three months after Uber likewise began services in what the World Bank ranks as the sixth-fastest expanding economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">In October, Grab secured $700 million in debt financing to expand its fleet and signed an exclusive partnership with Singapore public transport operator SMRT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Also in Singapore, taxi firm ComfortDelGro Corp Ltd this month bought 51 percent of Uber-owned car rental business Lion City Holdings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Chris Brummitt, Uber\u2019s Asia-Pacific head of corporate and product communications, declined to comment on Grab\u2019s Cambodia launch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Before the launch of ride-hailing services in Phnom Penh, transportation included public buses and taxis as well as unmarked, unmetered taxis which hotels help arrange for tourists. Motorcycle taxis and auto-rickshaws are also popular.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Sun Chanthol, senior minister at the transport ministry, told reporters at the Phnom Penh launch that Grab would help improve lives as well as public services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cOur ministry also recognises that technology can improve, and can also deliver, public services in a transparent manner, faster, and can cut down on bureaucracy to serve our citizens better,\u201d said Sun Chanthol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">So far, 500 local drivers have registered with Grab, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Company co-founder Tan Hooi Ling at the launch said Grab drivers in Cambodia would be able to earn 32 percent over the national average income. 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