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...
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Pattaya ride-hailing driver alleges assault by bar owner and group
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 37-year-old ride-hailing driver has appealed for police action after alleging that a bar owner and a group of men assaulted...
Thailand raids warehouses behind cheap counterfeit cosmetics sold online
SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand – Cheap cosmetics sold online may seem like a bargain, but counterfeit products can carry risks for consumers. Immigration police raided...
Australian man, 82, dies after falling from 16th-floor Pattaya condo
PATTAYA, Thailand – An 82-year-old Australian man died after falling from the 16th-floor balcony of a condominium in Jomtien on the evening of October...
Rayong’s charcoal-grilled squid stop serves up a signature seafood sauce
RAYONG, Thailand – Travellers passing through Klaeng district can stop for a taste of charcoal-grilled squid at Nai Thong Grilled Squid, a roadside stall...
Car catches fire at Pattaya government housing project
PATTAYA, Thailand – A car caught fire around noon on October 9 at a government housing project in Naklua, prompting firefighters to rush to...