News & Reviews:   e-hailing

When it comes to e-hailing rides in Malaysia, most people would think of Grab and AirAsia. However, there may be another player coming into the industry. A company called Bolt just posted a job post on LinkedIn two weeks ago, looking for a country manager position.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook today revealed that the Ministry of Transport (MOT) will be discussing with e-hailing companies to introduce the ‘ride-sharing’ concept. Through ride-sharing, lower fare rates can be enjoyed by e-hailing users.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has warned e-hailing companies that their licences will be revoked or suspended if they violate the allowed surcharge amount. Currently, the amount is set at 200 percent of the base fare.

If you frequently use e-hailing services such as Grab and airasia Super App, I'm sure you would notice that the fares have surged greatly. This has, of course, caused a financial burden for most Malaysians and many of us aren't happy with it. Just recently, Wee Ka Siong from the Ministry of Transport (MOT) has met up with the e-hailing operators (EHOs) on the matter.

Kumpool, a local van and bus e-hailing service has continued to expand its availability in Klang Valley. In fact, after recent expansion to the Bukit Gasing constituency in Petaling Jaya, it is now also available in the Kampung Tunku constituency starting today.

The Assemblyperson for Bukit Gasing, Rajiv Rishyakaran today announced that Kumpool, a local van and bus e-hailing service is now available within Petaling Jaya (PJ). Covering stops in areas from Seksyen 1 to Seksyen 19 in PJ, each ride is priced at just RM1 and the first 10,000 riders will get a free ride.

Derived from the malay word ‘kumpul’ which means to ‘gather together’, Kumpool started from a vision of serving the community and bring back the "kampung spirit by aggregating the efforts from the community to keep costs low. The local app offers two main services, Kumpool Ride and Kumpool Delivery.

airasia ride, the e-hailing service operated by Capital A (previously known as AirAsia) launched Community Drivers on its plaform yesterday, a new feature that caters to different passenger needs. The feature kicks off with a LadiesONLY Driver community, with another four categories to be added in the near future.

As the name would suggest, the LadiesONLY Driver community gives female passengers the option to ride with lady drivers and vice versa for a more comfortable ride. Users can now book a LadiesONLY ride by selecting the ‘Ride’ option on the airasia Super App.

When it comes to ordering food online, most people would automatically think of GrabFood and FoodPanda. However, there's also the airasia Super App and just recently, airasia CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes stated that he's quite confident the company can be one of the biggest food delivery, e-hailing and online travel agencies in Asia.

Recently, a new e-hailing service called Transporter has been officially launched in Malaysia which provides various services ranging from e-hailing to delivery. But that’s not all, the company mentioned that Transporter is expected to be rolled out across the country by the end of 2021, while the availability date for Sabah and Sarawak remains largely unknown.

As we approach the end of March, there was an official announcement on the Movement Control Order in terms of security. According to @MINDEFMalaysia, they have released some important rules for every Malaysian to play in this period. Here are the Phase 2 details of what to expect that will start on 1 April 2020.