STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 03, 2016 • 3 min read

Uber to face stiff competition as ride-sharing service targets Southeast Asia
By
Logan Connor
• Aug 03, 2016
Taxi drivers stand beside their vehicles during a mass stike in Jakarta, Indonesia, 22 March 2016. More than a thousand taxi and other public transportation drivers in Jakarta held a mass strike against transportation-based online mobile applications including car-booking applications Uber and GrabTaxi. Photo: EPA/Bagus Indahono
Global ride-sharing app Uber is setting its sights on Southeast Asia. However, the region’s established companies will likely put up a strong fight