Tag: Bangkok Mass Transit Authority
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...
BMTA puts off NGV bus auction indefinitely
BANGKOK - The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has postponed an auction for 489 NGV buses indefinitely as more deliberation is needed.
Deputy Permanent Secretary...
Cabinet to be asked to review BMTA’s plan to purchase 3,183...
The Transport Ministry will propose the cabinet to review the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority’s project to purchase 3,183 NGV buses worth a total of...
More time to be given to Bestlin Group to deliver 489...
Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) will give more time for Bestlin Group to secure financing to pay for the import taxes and fines for...
NGV bus supplier says it abides by laws
Bestlin Group says all the buses it is supplying to Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) are procured through legal channels and has abided by...
Bestlin Group says NGV buses acquired legally
BANGKOK - Bestlin Group Chairman Kanit Sriwachiraprapha has insisted that the acquisition of 489 NGV buses was done legally.
Kanit said at a press conference...
Customs officials suspect importer of NGV buses has evaded import taxes
Customs officials are investigating whether the supplier of the NGV buses for Bangkok Mass Transit Authority, the city bus operator, has evaded import taxes.
Bestrin...
Government provides transportations to come to the Grand Palace to mourn...
BANGKOK,(NNT) - Government provides transportations to come to the Grand Palace to facilitate the public who wants to come and sign the condolence and...
Prime Minister recommends hybrid buses as option for city bus services
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has recommended the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) to look into the advantages of electric and hybrid bus to...
Bus driver and conductor fined 1,000 baht each for expelling a...
A bus driver and a conductor of an associated bus company were fined 1,000 baht each and suspended from work for a week after...
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