The Taxi Wars of Jakarta. How two alumni-founded on-demand ride services are disrupting traffic in the world’s most congested city. Re: Nadiem Makarim (MBA 2011); ... decked out in jackets and helmets ...

Recent robberies in the capital involving taxis have sparked concerns among stakeholders over the safety of the cityâ s public transportation ...

Thousands of taxi drivers caused traffic chaos in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Tuesday in a violent protest against what they say is unfair competition from ride-hailing apps such as Uber.

Taxis are lined up during a protest against competition from ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Grab at the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 22, 2016.

Thousands of taxi drivers in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, stage a rowdy protest against ride-hailing apps including Uber and Grab.

An estimated 2,000 taxi and bus drivers gathered in downtown Jakarta on Monday to protest ride-hailing apps like Uber and Grab taking away their business. According to the Jakarta Post, there were ...

The Jakarta city government hopes the old smoke-belching motorized rickshaws or bajajs, which Indonesians pronounce as “budge eye”, ... Indonesia capital aims to replace dirty taxis.

A motorcycle taxi driver checks for an order on her smartphone in Jakarta as Indonesians embrace app-based transport. ( AFP: Bay Ismoyo ) Two-kilometre trips that can become 40-minute epics ...

In Jakarta, that trade-off is made easier by the last-mile connectivity of bike taxis. The unmissable two-wheeler gangs appear to have traded the rebellion of leather jackets for the livelihood of ...