Grab buys Singapore’s Chope to add dining reservation service

Ride-hailing and delivery provider Grab Holdings Ltd acquired Singapore restaurant reservation app Chope for an undisclosed sum, expanding its services as competition over users intensifies. The deal adds dinner bookings to Grab’s offerings as it seeks to ward off rivals like GoTo Group and Line Man Wongnai in markets including Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand. Spokespersons for...

E-hailing driver nabbed for allegedly hitting Chinese student with foldable chair

KUANTAN: An e-hailing driver has been arrested for allegedly hitting a Chinese national student with a foldable chair after she alighted from his car here. OCPD Asst Comm Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu said the 32-year-old suspect was arrested at 7.15pm on Tuesday (Dec 19) after he turned up at the district police headquarters to assist...