TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Monday, May 19, 2025. Here are the highlights: Grab, Gojek, and Maxim Online Taxi Drivers Will Shut Down Apps on May 20; SPAI Rejects Grab-GoTo Merger Over Monopoly Concerns, Drivers' Earnings Decline; and Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur Direct Train Set to Launch in Late 2025.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Grab, Gojek, and Maxim Online Taxi Drivers Will Shut Down Apps on May 20
The Indonesian Transport Workers Union (SPAI) along with online motorcycle taxi drivers, online taxis, and couriers will conduct a demonstration on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. SPAI also calls for a mass 'off bid' action or turning off the application during the demonstration.
"This is a coalition action of labor unions and communities," said SPAI Chair Lily Pujiati when contacted on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
The action will take place in the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation area. Lily said the demonstration would be joined by about 1,000 people.
The demonstration participants are from communities in several areas such as Jakarta, Tangerang, and Yogyakarta.
2. SPAI Rejects Grab-GoTo Merger Over Monopoly Concerns, Drivers' Earnings Decline
The Indonesian Transport Workers Union (SPAI) has opposed the proposed merger between PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk and Grab Indonesia, expressing concerns that it could create a monopoly in the online transportation service market.
SPAI Chairperson Lily Pujiati pointed to Law Number 5 of 1999, which prohibits monopolistic practices and unfair business competition.
3. Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur Direct Train Set to Launch in Late 2025
Travelers looking to journey between Bangkok, Thailand, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will soon have a more convenient option.
A direct train service connecting these two major Southeast Asian capitals is scheduled to begin operations by the end of 2025. This new Thailand-Malaysia rail connection will utilize an existing railway line that runs through Bangkok, Padang Besar, Butterworth, and Kuala Lumpur.
The initiative was recently discussed during a meeting between Anthony Loke Siew Fook, Malaysia’s Minister of Transport, and Suriya Juangroongruangkit, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport.
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