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Hong Kong protesters aim to 'stress test' airport
AFP, Published on 07/09/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters are planning to disrupt transport links to the airport Saturday in the first mobilisation of their movement since the city's leader made a surprise concession earlier this week.
For commuters, taxi fare hike is least of worries
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 10/08/2019
» Bangkok commuters and visitors are bracing for higher taxi fares that will take effect next month.
Bountiful Brisbane
B Magazine, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/07/2019
» Brisbane is generally not the first city that comes to mind when people think of Australia. Tourists may even skip it altogether for a busier metropolis like Sydney or the artsy Melbourne. But a recent trip to this capital of Queensland became a revelation of what we've been missing out on.
Public utilities are not a game of Monopoly
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 19/07/2019
» For years, the sight of tangled utility cables hanging and dangling from electric poles in Bangkok has been a topic of derision for tourists and city residents alike. Now that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has kicked off a plan to move those eyesores underground, another problem has emerged.
Faring poorly in BMTA's war on public bus prices
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 27/04/2019
» Five days after the bus fare increase took effect, the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) insisted the majority finds the hike agreeable. I really wonder who "the majority" is.
BMTA given a week to propose reforms
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 25/03/2019
» The Transport Ministry has given the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) a seven-day deadline to come up with a city bus network reform plan to get the loss-ridden operator out of the red.
Airport extension
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/03/2019
» The new passenger terminal of Khon Kaen airport is scheduled to be completed in the next three years.
Treasury to discuss Mor Chit concession
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/02/2019
» The Treasury Department will negotiate with Bangkok Terminal Co Ltd to seek greater benefits from leasing land for a long-delayed Mor Chit mixed-use development.
As opposition girds in Venezuela, Maduro makes concession
AFP, Published on 30/01/2019
» CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he is willing to negotiate with the opposition and hold early congressional elections, in a concession as opponents plan another big demonstration.
BMTA delays old bus fleet fare hikes
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/01/2019
» The board of Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has agreed to postpone bus fare hikes for the old fleet as recommended by the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).