Tag: transport
BMTA to introduce e-ticket system aboard 200 buses on 1 Oct
BANGKOK – The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) plans to introduce the e-ticket system for its bus fare on 1 October 2017.
Deputy BMTA Director...
Transport Co expects surge in bus passengers
BANGKOK –The Transport Company expects as many as 600,000 passengers up until the 18th April with extra services to be provided to relieve anticipated...
Free sky train service on New Year
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced free rides on its sky train and rapid bus services on December 31 and January 1.
According to...
Transport Ministry speeds up Airport Link extension; sees completion in 3...
BANGKOK, Oct 4 – Thailand’s Ministry of Transportis speeding up an Airport Link route extension to be completed within three years with an...
Thais to enjoy free transport until March
BANGKOK, Oct 2 – Thailand’s government-sponsored free bus and train services will be extended until March 31 next year, government spokeswoman Sansanee Narkpong...
Transport: Thailand to focus on rail transport development during 2013-2020 fiscal...
UBON RATCHATHANI, 22 September 2012 – The Transport Ministry is set to continue the development of the country’s rail transport system during fiscals...
SIPA pushes Thai software industry to AEC
BANGKOK, July 19, 2012 – The Software Industry Promotion Agency or SIPA will work towards gaining world recognition for the Thai software industry before...
Thai Cabinet introduces 10 emergency moves to handle Euro-zone debt crisis...
BANGKOK, 20 June 2012 – The Cabinet has mulled a set of emergency moves to help the country battle any fallout from the Euro-zone...
Pattaya’s high-speed rail link: a pipe dream or reality?
Residents and visitors to Pattaya and the Eastern Seaboard hoping to see the development of a high-speed rail network cut travelling times to...
Cabinet extends measures to help Thailand’s low income earners
Thailand’s Cabinet recently extended measures to reduce the cost of living for low income earners by offering free non-air conditioned bus and third-class...
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Pattaya grapples with influx of migrants engaging in illicit activities
EDITORIAL
PATTAYA, Thailand - Recent revelations concerning the infiltration of migrants engaging in illicit activities within the vibrant streets of Pattaya have cast a shadow...
Blaze sparks panic in Pattaya housing estate as flames threaten homes
PATTAYA, Thailand - A blaze broke out at a home in Classic Villa Village, located in east Pattaya, sparking panic among residents as numerous...
Mobile phone distraction leads to collision in east Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - A woman was trapped and injured when her blue Ford Ranger pickup truck collided with a utility pole and flipped onto...
Thunderstorms and strong wind in Pattaya and Koh Larn this week
The Thai Meteorological Department reports that the upper part of Thailand continues to experience extremely hot weather, with occasional thunderstorms and strong gusts of...
PM visits historic Three Pagodas Pass in Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visited the Three Pagodas Pass in Kanchanaburi’s Sangkhla Buri district to assess the state of border trade between Thailand and...