News & Reviews: Grab
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Apr 18, 2024
Recently, Nor Rafidz Nazri of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) announced that a special body to oversee entities engaged in providing Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) would be set up while the Consumer Credit Act (CCA) would impose tighter regulations on BNPL credit providers. Major online BNPL players that were named included Shopee, Grab and Atome as they make up 97% of BNPL providers in Malaysia.
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Jan 23, 2024
As promised, the Minister of Communications Fahmi Fadzil just officially announced the Pelan Pakej P-Hailing RAHMAH ceremony today. At the event, he mentioned that all p-hailing platform users can subscribe to the package starting today until 23 April 2023 and enjoy mobile internet services as low as RM33 per month.
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Dec 06, 2023
We are in that time of the year again. Nope, not Christmas. It’s the Monsoon season. Recently, Grab launched the #BantuanBanjir 3.0 campaign to aid flood relief efforts. That said, what should you know about it?
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Nov 02, 2023
Previously, we reported on Grab potentially acquiring foodpanda Malaysia and several SEA markets as the latter’s owner, Delivery Hero is weighing its sale. Now, it looks like foodpanda’s sale is nearing closer, in fact, as early as December 2023.
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Sep 21, 2023
If you're too lazy to go out and eat in Malaysia, there's either Grab or foodpanda to choose from. However, that may not be the case anymore as according to sources, Delivery Hero, the parent company of foodpanda may actually sell off its business in Malaysia, alongside our neighbouring countries.
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Sep 18, 2023
In this short news, Grab sent an announcement in the app regarding the Airport Advance Booking. According to the company, Grab Ride users won't be able to use the booking service for the time being. Starting on 18 September onwards, it will be temporarily disabled.
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Aug 23, 2023
“Makan kat mana?” “Where to eat? “ What to eat?”. If you happened to be a Malaysian, then these questions might have become the norm. Thankfully, those dilemmas could end soon thanks to the latest innovation by GrabFood.
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Aug 11, 2023
The gig economy is trending in Malaysia lately. Interestingly, this is a global phenomenon and is not limited to Malaysia. That said, Grab Malaysia announced its commitment to improving the working standards for their employee today.
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Jun 23, 2023
There have been quite a few friendly tensions between Malaysia and Singapore lately. As most of you know, Singapore has added six dates of concerts for Coldplay while Malaysia only has one. Then there's also Jocelyn Chia who crossed the line about MH370. And now, there's a drama going on between a Grab delivery partner and two Singaporean men.
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May 31, 2023
Grab recently announced the launch of JustSave, which is a carpooling service that allows passengers to save money by sharing rides with other passengers who are headed in the same direction. For now, there’s only a maximum of 2 bookings per ride. Currently available in selected areas in Klang Valley, Malaysia, JustSave will be rolled out to more areas in the coming months.
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