In the midst of Vietnam’s recent heat wave, users using the Grab app to get food or a ride found they’d have to pay an additional fee. Several months after the Southeast Asian platform firm announced a rainy-weather tax in Vietnam, an additional fee was imposed when the local temperature exceeded 35 degrees Celsius. “Working under such bad weather conditions …

SINGAPORE: Ride-sharing app Grab stated Monday that it is reducing the grace period and cancellation period for rides booked from five minutes to three minutes effective July 18. (Jul 11). Longer waits will result in a S$3 waiting fee for each five-minute waiting block, which is automatically applied by the app. If a passenger cancels a reservation more than three …

With the whole planet suffering in various ways due to the novel pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), people are beginning to understand issues that might have been previously ignored. In addition to healthcare workers, recognition and gratitude must be extended to unsung heroes such as supermarket workers, security guards and delivery riders who, given the risks involved, continue to …