Uber reviews its Asia operations

Uber Technologies, which is the subject of a US federal probe into whether it broke bribery laws, has started a review of its Asia operations and notified US authorities about payments made by staff to police officers in Indonesia, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The review comes after Uber said in August that it was co-operating with a preliminary investigation led by the US Department of Justice into whether its managers violated US laws against bribery of foreign officials, specifically the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Uber has hired law firm O’Melveny & Myers to review its Asia operations.

Bloomberg first reported Uber’s review of its Asia operations.