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BMTA to receive B9.1bn cash influx
News, Published on 16/01/2026
» The cabinet has approved 9.1 billion baht in funding to boost the liquidity of the cash-strapped Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA), which is moving ahead with major reforms aimed at cutting costs and improving efficiency.
Refinery contribution for oil fuel fund approved by cabinet
Online Reporters, Published on 21/06/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday agreed to seek financial sources from oil refineries to support the Oil Fuel Fund and to offer tax rebates to promote domestic tourism.
Call to register trucks before ban
Online Reporters, Published on 28/11/2024
» The Department of Land Transport (DLT) is calling on operators of six-wheeled trucks and over to register their vehicles before City Hall implements its Low Emission Zone air pollution control programme next year.
LPG subsidy extended
Online Reporters, Published on 11/01/2022
» The Energy Policy Administration Committee will extend the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) price cap for another two months to relieve people's living costs, Kulit Sombatsiri, permanent secretary for energy, said on Tuesday.
2% higher fuel consumption projected
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 21/01/2020
» The Energy Business Department forecasts 2020 fuel consumption will increase 2%, driven by benzene, diesel and jet fuel, while consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas for vehicles (NGV) are projected to decline this year.
Baht Better Spent
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 28/08/2020
» On Monday, the Royal Thai Navy defended its controversial purchase of two Chinese submarines at a humungous price tag of B22.5 billion (that's 11-digits, if you're wondering). The purchase incited online backlash for its inopportune timing, given the severe impact of Covid-19 on the economy. Not to mention, speculation of good ole corruption synonymous with a procurement project.
Faulty brakes sparked bus blaze
Post Reporters, Published on 16/04/2021
» A brake system failure was to blame for a fatal bus accident in Khon Kaen that killed five people and injured 12 others on Tuesday.
City bus blues won't go away
News, Editorial, Published on 01/05/2019
» Less than a week after the government increased bus fares in Bangkok last month, an air-conditioned bus was found broken down in the middle of a road in the city centre after having lost its back wheels.
Fire destroys bus in Samut Prakan depot
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 03/06/2020
» SAMUT PRAKAN: An airconditioned bus parked inside a depot in Muang district went up in flames shortly after midnight on Wednesday, prompting a police investigation to find what caused the blaze.
Cabinet approves EV bus leasing for Bangkok
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 17/06/2025
» The cabinet has approved a seven-year EV bus leasing scheme for Bangkok, with an estimated cost of 15.35 billion baht.