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Safety push for public minivans
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 06/02/2012
» The Transport Ministry will tighten regulations to ensure the safety of public service minivans which have been involved in a rising number of accidents in recent years.
Power breakfasts restore harmony
News, Published on 04/02/2012
» It has been said the delegation of duties between a minister and his or her deputies is key to harmony within a ministry.
Mapping out where to live and build
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/02/2012
» When the great flood of 2011 ravaged many districts of Bangkok, those affected realised they had failed to do one important thing when they built or bought their properties - to check city plans for flood zones.
Motorbike taxis ask Chalerm for help
Online Reporters, Published on 03/02/2012
» Motorcycle taxi drivers on Friday sought help from Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung, seeking protection from extortion by criminal gangs.
B75m assets seized from drug gangs in North, South
News, Published on 03/02/2012
» Authorities have seized assets worth more than 75 million baht from two drug gangs.
Taxi extortion racket tackled
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 02/02/2012
» Wan Yubamrung, adviser to the deputy transport minister, has announced his plan to revamp the registration and licensing process for motorcycle taxi drivers in Bangkok to tackle extortion.
New 'protection' for motorbike taxis
Online Reporters, Published on 30/01/2012
» A son of Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung, Wan, will be assigned to coordinate with police to protect motorcycle taxi operators from extortion, Transport Minister Charupong Ruangsuwan said on Monday.
Farmers in the dark over crop insurance
Spectrum, Supara Janchitfah, Published on 29/01/2012
» Rice farmer Nalad Kaewsikhao is luckier than many others whose crops were destroyed by last year's devastating floods. She purchased a crop insurance policy for the yield from her 38.5 rai plot of land from the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) in Kalasin's Yang Talat district. The crop insurance programme is open to farmers nationwide, but so far covers only seasonal rice crops (see sidebar).
Past grandeur lives on
Life, Published on 25/01/2012
» Imagine yourself on a rice barge or steamboat chugging along the River of Kings, intermittently stopping off at the homes of a prince, a nobleman and a merchant, with the glistening spires of the Grand Palace and Wat Arun providing the backdrop for a fascinating journey back to old Siam. On Saturday, the much anticipated annual home and garden fundraising event organised by the Soroptimist International Club of Dusit is set to take guests on such a journey. The tour will offer a rare opportunity to experience the past grandeur of the rarely visited Chakrabongse Villa, the home of Prince Chakrabongse, son of Rama V; the Praya Palazzo, originally a riverside home of a nobleman at the court of Siam; plus the Chinese courtyard home of the Wanglee family _ all steeped in history and evocative of old Siam.
Transport Co is taking the wrong route
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 16/01/2012
» The Transport Co chief apparently has many problems to sort out. The state enterprise firm is trying to crack down on illegal vans running inter-provincial services. According to its own estimation, about 6,000 vehicles provide such services despite having no licence or approval from Transport Co, the agency responsible for inter-city routes. Thus far, it has successfully forced many of them to operate under its control, but more are still on the roads. Transport Co and the Land Transport Department stand to lose money from those illegal passenger vans as they do not have to pay route concessions and fees to the agency. It is unacceptable to allow these illegal vans to compete for passengers with the ones legally approved by the agency.