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(July 11): Ride-hailing giant Go-Jek has secured an investment from Siam Commercial Bank, the Thai lender that counts King Maha Vajiralongkorn as its biggest shareholder, according to people familiar with the matter.

SINGAPORE (Mar 26): Grab confirmed it will be acquiring Uber’s Southeast Asia operations.

SINGAPORE (Jan 29): Google has made its first ride-hailing investment in Asia by pumping money into Go-Jek, as the Indonesian start-up and deep-pocketed rivals rapidly expand their app-based services and digital payments in Southeast Asia.

SAN FRANCISCO (Feb 22): At a meeting open to all Uber Technologies Inc. employees on Tuesday, Travis Kalanick apologized for cultural failings at his company after a former employee alleged she was harassed and discriminated against while working there.

SINGAPORE (June 2): Ride hailing app Grab is expanding its reach beyond its Southeast Asia home market via a tie-up with Lyft in the United States.