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Food delivery riders struggle to adapt post-COVID

KUCHING: During the COVID-19 pandemic, when people’s movements were restricted, food delivery riders emerged as unsung heroes, providing essential services and satisfying food and beverage needs and cravings. These riders filled the gap, so to speak, ensuring that individuals could enjoy their favourite meals from the comfort and safety of their homes. They played a […]

Riders and companies need to reach amicable solution

KUCHING: GrabFood and foodpanda delivery riders went on strike today over low delivery fees. New Sarawak Tribune sat down with some riders to get their comments as well as to find out what can be done to ensure better working environment for them. A foodpanda delivery rider who only wanted to be known as Aisyah […]

Our customer journey, all you need to know

Ordering food as a Grabfood or Foodpanda customer is a minimum-click process. Open the app, eye the offers that jump out, and decide on a meal that suitably satisfies hunger. Add it to a cart, select any of multiple coupon codes to chew away at the total price. Tap, click — and the food will […]

483 people waiting to be Foodpanda riders

BY SITI NURAIN RATANI KUCHING: More people are interested to join Foodpanda as delivery riders in Kuching after the Sarawak government emphasised the digital economy. Kuching Division Foodpanda head (Panda Champion Kuching Zone), Allister Agan Trang, 44, said in the city, 483 people were currently on the waiting list. “There has also been an increase […]

Petrol aid lightens food deliverers’ burden

KUCHING: Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (Yadim) Sarawak had channelled petrol assistance worth RM5,000 for the benefit of FoodPanda riders in Kuching district. “This petrol assistance will be distributed to selected 250 riders in the district. “They will each receive RM20 which will be credited to their Setel account by Petronas Ulu Bintawa Petrol Station,” said […]

Pocket guide to emergencies for delivery riders

KUCHING: The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) is looking to issue pocket guides to food delivery riders on ways to properly handle emergency situations. Sarawak Bomba director Khirudin Drahman said the handy tips could be disseminated through print or online to the riders as they are constantly on the road. “Based on my observation, […]

Man fined RM7k for taking upskirt video of woman

KAJANG: For recording an upskirt video of a woman by placing his mobile phone under her skirt, a food delivery man was fined RM7,000 in default two months’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today. Magistrate Muhammad Noor Firdaus Rosli sentenced Shahidan Mohammad, 46, after he pleaded guilty to the charge. The father of six was charged with […]

Warong rider offers cheaper delivery

BY MUHAMMAD BASIR ROSLAN KUALA LUMPUR: Imagine having to pay a delivery charge of between RM12 and RM15 for a small bottle of ikan bilis sambal priced at RM15 ordered online from a home-based business located about 10 kilometres away? The sambal may be delicious but not many can afford to pay RM27 to RM30 […]

Face masks for food delivery riders

BINTULU: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has donated face masks to food delivery riders in appreciation of their hard work. The face masks were distributed by Tiong’s special officer, Steven Kong Kai Seng. Tiong said the food delivery riders were also considered as frontliners during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period. “They […]

Food delivery rider injured

MIRI: A food delivery rider was injured after a four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle collided with his motorcycle at Taman Tunku this morning. Prior to the 11.50am accident, the food delivery rider was on his way back from delivering a customer’s order. A police team and an ambulance from Miri Hospital were deployed to the scene […]