Tag: BMTA
BMTA prepares buses for new school term
BANGKOK – Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has allocated 2,602 buses to run on weekdays once the school semester starts to make sure the...
Private city bus operators want government to waive their 400 million...
Seventy-five private bus operators providing bus service in Bangkok under the supervision of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority have asked the government to waive...
Cabinet OKs production of electric cars in Thailand
The cabinet on Tuesday gave a green light for the production of Thailand’s first battery electric vehicles or electric cars.
Prime Minister’s Office vice minister...
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...
City bus agency to be reformed and its bus routes restructured
The Land Transport Department will propose to the Transport Ministry a reform plan for the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority under which the department will...
First hybrid bus to be put on test run for five...
The city’s bus operator, Bangkok Mass Transit Authority, have unveiled its first Japanese-made hybrid bus which will be put on trial run for five...
Thai Cabinet extends free train, bus services
BANGKOK, May 1 -- The Cabinet on Tuesday extended free third-class train and non-air conditioned bus services to the low-income Thai public for...
Bus fare to increase starting May 15
BANGKOK, 26 April 2012 - The Central Land Transport Control Commission has resolved to adjust public transport fares upward to match the rising...
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Steve Foster-Davis passes away leaving lasting legacy of friendship and service
BANGKOK, Thailand - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Steve Foster-Davis following a very brave battle against cancer. On...
City Hall teams patrol Pattaya beach to remove illegal hanging items and improve order
PATTAYA, Thailand – City officials in Pattaya are continuing efforts to improve cleanliness and public order along the city’s beachfront areas, including the removal...
Sedan crashes into roadside electrical cabinet on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities in Pattaya responded to a traffic accident on May 24 after a sedan lost control and crashed into a roadside...
Foreign tourist flees Pattaya convenience store after alleged theft scuffle
PATTAYA, Thailand – A chaotic confrontation at a convenience store in Pattaya has gone viral on May 23 after a foreign tourist accused of...
Poramet takes campaign trail to Ton Krabok community with ‘We Love Pattaya’ team
PATTAYA, Thailand – Poramet Ngampichet has officially stepped onto the local campaign trail, leading candidates from the “We Love Pattaya” group into communities across...