Limousines in Singapore: Super-stretches finally come to the city

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Super stretch limousines in Singapore Previously unseen on Singapore roads, these rolling lounges are the latest way to say, 'I got mine' Warning: You may be temporarily blinded by paparazzi flashes while riding in the super-stretch Chrysler 300. ...
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Mumbai monorail makes its first move

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In other Mumbai news: A local girl goes to Davos to spin some Bollywood tunes and a big beauty conglomerate comes to Mumbai Each coach can accommodate up to 130 persons. These are the same monorail coaches that exist in Kuala Lumpur. off Soon Mumbai ...
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Video: Front row seat in a Mumbai taxi

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Taxi Eye Yes this is what our every day commute is like   Five questions for filmmaker Padmini Harchandrai, who took her camera along for a ride in six of Mumbai's soon-to-be vintage Premier Padminis, so she could shoot "Taxi Eye," a five minute ...
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Daily Hitlist: The big Mumbai coffee table book

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Plus: Peeping toms on trains and a sneak peek into a typical Mumbai society wedding The book documents the transformation of the once ‘insignificant cluster of islets’ into one of the most exciting spots for cultural exchange in South Asia. off Must ...
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Mumbai's Padmini cabbies: 'Till death do us part'

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Cab drivers are fighting to protect their aged Padmini taxis as if the junky metal jalopies were their own wives "Drivers love their Padminis. They are cheap to buy and maintain," reports the 'Wall Street Journal.' A month ago we ran a post on how ...
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Mumbai cabs get recognized as works of vintage art -- finally!

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Catch a Mumbai cab, before it's gone They have only two gears: Death wish and turtle with a cough. They have no a/c. Their suspension is shot. But we're gonna miss them when they're gone Religious iconography and paraphernalia, or 'God art,' is a ...
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Cool, private or Premier? Our crash course in Mumbai cabs

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Cool, private or Premier? Our crash course in Mumbai cabs From chick-friendly to cult classic, our taxi guide has everything. Except, that is, a solution to the city's traffic chaos Premier, the makers of the Padmini cabs, discontinued the line in ...
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