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By Leila Goldstein • 4 days ago
Singaporean technology company and superapp Grab is accelerating toward profitability. But as it directs focus to new business sectors and cuts back on spending, it risks leaving behind the gig workers who first built up the company
By Philippe Durant • Jan 02, 2023
A series of unique images tracks the important and unique journey of the three-wheeled trishaw carriage, once a vital mode of transport, now a rarer sight on George Town's streets
By Ses Aronsakda • Aug 30, 2022
Despite tax cuts, spiking fuel prices are affecting Cambodians’ access to everyday necessities. But behind the rising figures is an underlying and longstanding issue of unaffordable transport
By Govi Snell • May 02, 2022
As big business builds aerial lifts from north to south, citizens and experts worry over ecological impacts
NGOs and the Cambodian government seek to make factory employees safer on the way to work, but transportation options are limited
By Ashley Hui Yin Tan • Apr 06, 2022
The new Hanoi subway line debuted in November despite bloated budgets and delays continuing to slow the nation’s mass transit development
By Govi Snell • Dec 08, 2021
Chua Qwong Meng brushes off his importance. But a lawsuit with fellow drivers and volunteer efforts for others have made him a champion in the struggle for Singapore workers’ rights
By Weilee Yap • Oct 05, 2021
The promise of a modern light rail network could offer a better way to improve Phnom Penh’s underused public transport. But first the city needs to change its approach to public transit.
By Ses Aronsakda • Sep 15, 2021
The mooted rail system could slash a ten-hour car journey into a 25-minute ride
By Logan Connor • Mar 09, 2017