The Bangkok Taxi Cooperative Network (BTCN) has blasted government agencies for failing to clarify the legal status of ride-sharing services such as Grab and Uber. Representatives from the two services as well as public and private taxi services attended a seminar organised by the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) yesterday. According to TDRI officials, the seminar was also conducted to gauge opinions of the stakeholders who were all present yesterday. "Ride-sharing apps are still relatively new to Thailand, meaning we do not have laws that support such businesses at present. The DLT early last year branded businesses that use private cars to serve passengers as illegal, citing cars registered under GrabCar and Uber with white licence plates.

Source: Bangkok Post January 23, 2018 21:22 UTC