June 20, 2008

• Kopitiam aunty helps rent out taxis

  SHE sits in a coffee shop with a laptop, receiving $50 and $10 notes from a steady line of men. (…)

• ST Electronics wins taxi contract in UAE

  Singapore (dpa) - The electronics arm of Singapore Technologies Engineering has won an 8-million-US-dollar contract to provide an advanced taxi despatch and management system in the United Arab Emirates, ST Electronics said on Tuesday. (…)

• Airport cuts wait for taxis by half

  PLANS to improve the taxi service at Hongqiao Airport have proved successful with passengers now waiting less than 20 minutes for a taxi, less than half the previous waiting time, the Shanghai Airport Authority said yesterday. (…)

• Cabby on rash act charge

  A TAXI driver was charged on Thursday with acting rashly by reversing his vehicle twice to hit the bonnet of a car. (…)

• Hainan Taxi Scams

  When you want to hire a taxi in Hainan, negotiate a set price first before getting into the taxi. Hainan taxi has meter, but we better not pay accordingly. (…)

• Female cabbies - relatively rare

  WOMEN have made their presence felt in practically every profession, but in the world of taxi-driving, they remain relatively rare. (…)

June 19, 2008

• New look for KL bus shelters and taxi stops

  KUALA Lumpur will be getting a facelift with new bus shelters and taxi stops that are designed not only to be stylish but also to last longer. (…)

• Bangkok taxi fares expected to rise this week

  Higher fares for taxi rides is expected very soon — even this week — acting Land Transport Department chief Chairat Sa-nguanchue said on Tuesday. (…)

• Taxi operators to help offset drivers' costs over new ERP charges

  AT LEAST two taxi operators will take steps to help offset their drivers' costs, with Electronic Road Pricing charges set to go up in July. (…)

• Taxi took visitors for a costly ride

  A TAXI driver who charged two Japanese passengers 1,300 yuan (US$189) for a city ride was one of the 820 cases of taxi offense authorities recorded last month. (…)

• GPS based chaffeured cabs to the Bengaluru International Airport

  Its about a month or two since the BIAL started off operations, and we have a handful of cab services that now ferry people up and down to and from the aiport. (…)

June 13, 2008

• Boy cabbie in gang of robbers by night

  A teenager who pretended to drive a “share cab” and three youths who would pose as his passengers have been arrested on charges of robbing pedestrians at night. (…)

June 11, 2008

• Oro mayor lauds another honest taxi driver

  Cagayan de Oro City (11 June) — City Mayor Constantino G. Jaraula recently lauded another taxi driver for his honesty in returning a valuable item left in the taxi unit he was driving. (…)

June 9, 2008

• Himachal taxi operators propose 10% hike in fare

  Travel by taxi in Himachal Pradesh will be costlier if the plan by taxi operators of the state to demand a 10 per cent hike in fare is accepted by authorities in view of recent increase in prices of petrol and diesel.     
  "We will wait for the state government's decision for another 1-2 days and if no reduction of sales tax is announced to minimise impact of recent hike in prices of petrol and diesel, we will be forced to increase taxi fare by 10 per cent," Madan Bansal, President of Vishal HP Taxi Union, Shimla, said today.     
  He said currently a 4-seater taxi is charging Rs 6 per km which we propose to raise by 10 per cent and make it Rs 6.50 per km. (…)

• No more legal impediment to issuing taxi receipts - LTFRB

  MANILA, Philippines - There is no longer any legal impediment to a circular by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) requiring taxi cabs to issue receipts. (…)

• 520 officials took gifts from taxi drivers

  At least 520 officials of 13 government ministries and agencies have admitted to receiving gift coupons, cash or goods from drivers of taxis they used to return home at night at public expense, according to investigations by the ministries and agencies. (…)

• Cab services at both KLIA and LCCT give a poor impression to foreigners

  NEVER mind the locals; imagine what the foreigners would think the moment they step into the country through our world-renowned airports. (…)

June 7, 2008

• Women cabbies: Only a few, but fearless

  WOMEN have made their presence felt in practically every profession, but in the world of taxi-driving, they remain relatively rare. (…)

June 6, 2008

• This cabby can't walk without crutches

  Taxi driver MK does not hide the fact that he had polio and is physically handicapped. He also openly displays a handicapped parking label on his windscreen. (…)

• Japan Taxi Scandal Threatens to Harm Fukuda Approval

  Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said he was "shocked" to learn that more than 300 finance ministry officials accepted gifts from taxi drivers to take expensive late-night rides using government funds. (…)