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 […]
Grab available economic opportunities, youth told
MUKAH: Newly appointed Assistant Minister of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development (Youth and Sports Development) Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu urged local youth to grab the economic opportunities available here following development in various sectors. One area where local youth can venture into is the transportation sector, where they can provide Grab services to the people […]
Over 64,000 Grab, Food Panda delivery partners register for social security
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 64,773 active contributors, comprising Grab Malaysia and Food Panda delivery partners have registered for and contributed to the Self-Employed Social Security Scheme (SESSS) under the Social Security Organisation (Socso) as of July 9, 2021. In the 62nd Implementation and Coordination Unit Between National Agencies (Laksana) report released today, Finance Minister […]
Grab Malaysia introduces programme to assist small food businesses
KUALA LUMPUR: Grab Malaysia is introducing a programme to help small food businesses adapt to the growing demand for delivery services. The GrabFood Small Business Programme, it said, would comprise of three key areas — an online solution, a marketing campaign to drive demand and visibility on GrabFood, and learning and development opportunities for small […]
Tourism programme for Grab drivers reaches target
KUCHING: Sarawak has many hidden attractions to offer, not only to locals but tourists alike, says Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said as such, he believed through the ‘Sarawak Ambassadors Programme on e-learning for e-hailing drivers’ initiated by Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) in collaboration with Grab Malaysia (Grab), e-hailing […]
Grab Malaysia aims to create equal access to income via digital economy
KUALA LUMPUR: In a bid to tackle underemployment, Grab Malaysia is aiming to create equal access to income while encouraging supplementary income opportunities via the digital economy. Managing director Sean Goh said as a homegrown technology enabler and proponent of the digital economy, the initiative is aimed at creating new income opportunities with public and […]
Hard times for e-hailing drivers
BY SARAH HAFIZAH CHANDRA & NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY KUCHING: The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the livelihoods of many people in the world including e-hailing drivers. Grab Holdings Inc, better known as Grab, is a technology company which offers different ride hailing transport services, online food delivery and payment solutions. Since the implementation of the first […]
Disabled delivery rider on ‘frontline’ of virus war
GOMBAK: Diminutive Malaysian delivery rider Muhammad Sidek Osman cuts a striking figure weaving through traffic on a modified four-wheeled motorbike on his way to drop off food. Birth complications left him stooped and shorter than average at just 108 centimetres, making even simple tasks such as climbing stairs a challenge. “Being like this, it’s a […]
Sarawak first to launch tourism e-learning with Grab
By Nia Natasha Hasenan KUCHING: Sarawak Tourism Board (STB) and Grab Malaysia (Grab) launched the ‘Sarawak Ambassadors Programme on e-learning for e-hailing Drivers,’ targeting 1,000 Grab drivers, with the objective of making them Sarawak tourism ambassadors. According to Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Sarawak was the first state in Malaysia […]
