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Toyota develops “Total-care Service” for ride-hailing companies; rollout with Grab in Singapore

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In the future, Grab will also seek to implement the Toyota Production System (TPS), a system based on a philosophy of eliminating waste, to improve Grab’s business operational efficiency. Grab currently offers services in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Forest protection activities and promotion of environmental education for biodiversity conservation in the central “dry zone” of Myanmar. Creation of sustainable mangrove community forest with grassroots participation in the Uto Village in Myanmar. Suita Environment Learning association for the Future (SELF). OISCA-Japan.

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Study finds unprecedented urbanization and urban expansion in East-Southeast Asia from 2000 to 2010

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This study reveals the opposite, and this could change how officials plan and adapt to urbanization in the future. The assumption from past research has been that cities of all sizes will eventually decline in density, with greater amounts of urban expansion than population growth.

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