Tag: MRTA
MRTA may adjust Purple Line fares to attract more passengers
Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), the operator of the Purple Line elevated train system, may consider slashing service fares after it was...
BEM chosen to operate Bangsue-Taopoon connection route
The board of Mass Rapid Transit Authority has agreed to appoint Bangkok Expressway and Metro Public Company (BEM) by special means to operate the...
MRTA to go ahead with pink line electric train construction
BANGKOK, 26 September 2012 – The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is looking to go ahead with the pink line electric...
MRTA expects underground rail service fare cut to lead to considerable...
BANGKOK, 11 August 2012– The country’s urban train operator expects Bangkok’s underground rail system to soon expand considerably after its fare is lowered. ...
Special Run/Walk event set to mark HM the Queen’s 80th birthday...
BANGKOK, 11 August 2012 – The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has organized a special Run/Walk event to mark HM the...
MRT fare to increase by THB1 starting July 3
BANGKOK, 22 February 2012 – Commuters are expected to brace themselves for a price hike of 1 baht for MRT services starting on...
PM considering ‘Big Bags’ for western Bangkok
BANGKOK, Nov 7 - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is considering to build additional 'Big Bag' barriers to control the deluge in the western part...
Cabinet permits SRT, MRTA to seek loans for rail projects
BANGKOK, 27 September 2011 – The Cabinet has authorized the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) and the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA)...
Transport Min to begin building 3 more BTS lines this year
BANGKOK, 23 August 2011 – The Transport Ministry has promised to begin the construction of three new routes of the BTS Skytrain within...
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2 shot, 1 arrested after pub fight spills into Pattaya street
One man was arrested and other remains at large for allegedly shooting two “friends” following an argument that began at a Pattaya pub.
Wirat Keichid,...
Pattaya motorbike taxis moan about GrabBike, other app drivers
Pattaya motorbike-taxi drivers called on city hall to crack down on illegal bike-taxis getting customers from ride-hailing applications.
A group representing Pattaya drivers gave a...
Pattaya taxi driver finds German tourist’s fat wallet
A Pattaya motorbike-taxi driver gave police a foreigner’s wallet he found that contained about 17,000 baht.
Amnuay Plungklang, 49, contacted the media Nov. 30 to...
Key Pattaya Sukhumvit-Naklua intersection nears reopening
Announced more than two weeks ago, the “imminent” reopening of a Naklua intersection may finally happen next week.
City Councilman Banlue Kullavanijaya said Dec. 1...
Pattaya Sports Club Bunker Boys Golf report Nov 28-30-Dec 2
Monday, November 28
Plutaluang East & South
1st Gary Smith (9) 35 points
2nd Keith Norman (15) 35 points
3rd Michael Brett (17) 33 points
Near pins Brendan Hartnett,...