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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Anutin says landmine incident separate from Thai–Cambodian border talks
BANGKOK, Thailand – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said a recent landmine incident that seriously injured a Thai soldier in Surin province should be considered...
Election Commission completes final rehearsal ahead of candidate registration
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Election Commission (EC) on December 25 completed its final preparatory briefing and full rehearsal ahead of the opening of candidate...
Free trial opens on M6 Motorway for New Year travel to ease northeast congestion
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Department of Highways will open a free trial operation of Intercity Motorway No. 6 (M6) along the full 196-kilometer Bang...
Finance Ministry urges final spending as half-half plus scheme ends December 31
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Finance has reminded participants in the “Half-Half Plus” co-payment scheme to use any remaining benefits before the program...
Thailand condemns Cambodian rocket attack on border village as civilian law violation
SAKAEO, Thailand – Thailand’s First Army Region on Thursday condemned Cambodian forces for launching a rocket strike on a civilian village near the border,...