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The meter is ticking
News, Editorial, Published on 14/11/2018
» For some three years running, the Ministry of Transport has used a stick against recalcitrant and surly Bangkok taxi drivers. Now, the minister himself is on the verge of switching tactics and wants to try using the carrot. Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith thinks a relatively small raise in fares might also raise smiles and turn the dark mood of drivers sunny. This seems unlikely.
BTS fails to communicate
News, Editorial, Published on 09/07/2018
» The BTS Skytrain has gone off the rails. Not literally, thank goodness, but in the past two weeks this vital travel line has failed the public and shamed itself. It has stranded tens of thousands of its own customers, and blocked and inconvenienced hundreds of thousands of others. There is some blame to share, but it is inescapable that the spotlight should fall on the Skytrain operator Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC).
Riled at poor BTS service
News, Editorial, Published on 30/06/2018
» After almost four days of rush-hour delays, the BTS Skytrain operator managed to "assure" passengers on Thursday that a solution to the problem had been found.
Smashing on deaf ears
News, Editorial, Published on 14/03/2018
» Manit Intharapim probably shouldn't have hit and cracked the glass door to the elevator entrance at Asok BTS station. But if he had not "lost it" in frustration on Monday, would the wheelchair-bound activist have got the attention of the media, City Hall and the BTS operators?
MRTA needs to adopt holistic way
News, Editorial, Published on 24/09/2017
» Once again the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has disappointed commuters of the four electric train rail routes in Bangkok. It came out to say on Wednesday that the planned implementation of the common ticketing system on the four rail lines will face another delay of more than a year from the initial plan of having it up and running by October this year.
BTS rides the gravy train
News, Editorial, Published on 01/09/2017
» The state or the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration needs to step in and stop the Bangkok Skytrain operator's plan to raise its fares, which will add to the burden of the city's commuters.
Wise pick for missing link
News, Editorial, Published on 27/07/2017
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government on Tuesday gave the green light to the extension of the Purple Line, which links Tao Poon with the Thon Buri side of the city.
Don't blow windfall tax
News, Editorial, Published on 08/06/2017
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has made the right move in proposing a windfall tax on land values inflated by state infrastructure developments. As the proposal is still under the drafting process, it needs full backing from the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) and the government if the military regime is serious about narrowing income disparities.
Improve BRT, don't scrap it
News, Editorial, Published on 02/03/2017
» After having faced an uncertain future for months, there is a strong possibility that the ailing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service may be saved.
Toning down ad pollution
News, Editorial, Published on 16/02/2017
» Over the past few days momentum has been building against the forced advertising that commuters on the mass-transit system have had to endure for years.