Uber to hire only govt-approved taxi drivers in Burma
This partnership with local taxi drivers and their unions is unique to Burma, Sam Bool, Uber’s expansion general manager for Southeast Asia, told Reuters.
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Rangoon govt asked to put brakes on line-car ban
Operators of Rangoon’s 2,600 “line-cars” have called for an imminent ban on the vehicles to be extended to end of the year.
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Women get behind the wheel
Since the Burmese government started allowing new cars to be imported in 2011, many more taxis can be found on the streets of Rangoon. Htay Htay Win is a female taxi driver.
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Taxis without meters denied gas by state dealers
Nov 19, 2008 (DVB), State gas dealers in Rangoon have stopped selling compressed natural gas to taxis which have not yet installed meters as instructed by municipal authorities, according to[…]
