BANGKOK, THAILAND--(Marketwired - May 6, 2013) - World Moto, Inc. (
World Moto's application for inclusion in the Thailand Science Park (TSP) was approved on April 10 from the NSTDA under the authority of the Thai Science Ministry. The approval grants World Moto the right to locate its research and development offices in the country's most exclusive R&D facility. In addition to government subsidized low rent office space, the admission qualifies World Moto to apply for low interest loans on research and development projects with values of up to 30 million baht ($1.03 million USD). R&D activities inside TSP also qualify for a 200% deduction on income taxes from the Thailand Revenue Department. Located on 80 acres inside Thammasat University, TSP is the most exclusive innovation hub in Thailand, with an 80 acre campus hosting 260,000 sq. meters of built up area, and nearly 3,000 full time researchers and engineers among the companies in residence. The TSP campus gives World Moto access to the country's best talent and most advanced technology infrastructure, as well as a private convention center and movie theater for training and demonstrations of World Moto's technology to its growing list of potential distributors. World Moto began its office relocation on April 16, and officially recorded its change of location on April 30.
Concurrently, World Moto has received final approval from the Thailand Board of Investment on its application for promotion. The terms grant World Moto 8 years of 0% corporate income taxes, followed by a 5 year period of 50% income tax relief. In addition, customs duties are waived for most imported equipment, and visa requirements for hiring foreign engineering talent are dramatically reduced.
CEO Paul Giles stated, "In addition to requiring a great product and great people, building a multibillion dollar business takes a solid corporate foundation. Abraham Lincoln is said to have stated 'If I had but an hour to chop down a tree, I would spend the first 45 minutes sharpening my axe.' With these most recent government approvals, World Moto has acquired the tools necessary to execute on its business plan and remake the motorcycle taxi industry with its transformative products."
World Moto welcomes the public to download its newly released Moto-Meter brochure at: http://www.worldmoto.com/brochure.pdf
About World Moto
World Moto, Inc is the global authority on the $500 billion dollar a year motorcycle taxi industry and creator of Yes, the "Need it Now!" service. World Moto has revolutionized the taxi industry by inventing the Moto-Meter, a landmark device that CNN, Newsweek, Wired, Moneylife, among others, are calling "the world's first motorcycle taxi meter" and "world's first portable taxi meter" and "first-ever black box for motorcycles," while the Times named it "one of the most significant innovations of this decade" and Fast Company declared it "The First Real Taxi Meter Innovation in 100 Years...a $3 billion dollar idea."
Watch the Moto-Meter in use on motorcycle taxis: http://www.worldmoto.com/videos.php
Watch Yes: http://www.worldmoto.com/yes.php
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