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Massive payment failure with Yandex Go occurred in Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstanis complained about a mass failure with payment in the Yandex.Taxi application.
23 October 2024
Taxi driver from Pavlodar region had not paid fines for 8 years
Tengrinews.kz - A taxi driver who had not paid his fines since 2016 was detained in Ekibastuz, according to Polisia.kz.
15 October 2024
Medical teams arriving in private cars bother Kazakhstanis
Tengrinews.kz - Residents of Astana have noticed that medical personnel often arrive in private cars instead of ambulances, causing mixed reactions
04 October 2024
Robotaxis are set to be launched in Abu Dhabi
Tengrinews.kz - Self-driving taxis are being launching in the UAE, according to Business Insider.
27 September 2024
Annoying taxi drivers were detained in Astana
Tengrinews.kz - Transport police have brought more than 500 illegal taxi drivers to administrative responsibility in Kazakhstan, according to
12 September 2024
Indian tourist was charged 77,000 tenge for taxi ride in Almaty
Tengrinews.kz - An Indian tourist complained about a taxi driver in Almaty who charged her 77,000 tenge for a ride from the airport to the city.
04 September 2024
Enraged cabbies unite worldwide against Uber in 2015
From London and Paris to New Delhi and Sao Paulo, traditional taxi drivers united worldwide against Uber in 2015, a year that saw riots, legal battles and even a kidnapping in protest against the startup.
21 December 2015
Be eco-friendly: Bike Taxis hit Almaty streets
Bike taxi Veloriksha has started operating in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
16 April 2015
Helicopter taxi in Almaty for one grand only
Air taxi had started operating in Almaty and Astana.
24 January 2015
Uber-heated battle as mobile apps rattle Asia's taxis
Southeast Asia's notorious taxi market is undergoing a shakeout as Uber and homegrown mobile booking applications gain popularity in a region.
13 October 2014
NASA to make announcement on US human spaceflights
The company -- or companies -- that will build America's next space taxi to carry astronauts to low Earth orbit and back is to be revealed.
17 September 2014
Bike taxi open in Astana
Bike taxi has been appeared in Astana, a first time ever in Kazakhstan.
05 August 2014
No more illegal taxi drivers in Kazakhstani airports: Ministry of Transport and Communication
The Ministry of Transport and Communications announced the decision to remove illegal taxi drivers from all Kazakhstan airports.
07 June 2014
Five bodies found in Russia region near Olympics host Sochi
Russia on Thursday launched a counter-terror operation after five bodies riddled with bullets were found in a southern region bordering the Winter Olympics host Sochi, less than a month before the start of the games.
09 January 2014
Norway PM turns taxi driver to find out 'what people really think'
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg revealed Sunday that he has gone undercover as a taxi driver for an afternoon.
12 August 2013
Bike taxi to be launched in Kazakhstan in 2014
The new transport will not look anything like Asian pedicabs. Kazakhstan bike taxi is a model optimized in Berlin in 1997: organizer.
13 June 2013
Hong Kong launches first electric taxis
Hong Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets on Saturday in a step towards reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution.
18 May 2013
Hong Kong taxi driver cleared over 6 cent overcharge
A taxi driver who endured a six-month lawsuit after overcharging a passenger by six US cents has finally had his name cleared by a Hong Kong court.
17 May 2013
Singapore cabbie returns $900,000 to Thai couple
A Singaporean taxi driver has been heralded as a hero after he returned Sg$1.1 million ($900,000) in cash to a vacationing Thai couple who left the money in his cab.
21 November 2012
Almaty airport will eliminate private taxis
Almaty International Airport will launch a campaign to counter illegal private taxi drivers.
29 June 2012