Barely two months into the launch of UberMOTO and GrabBike in Thailand, the government ordered a discontinuation of both companies’ motorbike taxi-hailing services on Tuesday.
According to Reuters, Nunthapong Cherdchoo, a senior official at the transport ministry, said the decision came after ongoing conflict between the ride-hailing companies and other registered taxi services.
The turn of events will no doubt affect Uber’s and Grab’s market share in Thailand.
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