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Too expensive to ride
Life, Published on 16/02/2021
» What if you are a single mum who earns a daily minimum wage of 331 baht in Bangkok? You might find it hard to make ends meet and save for a rainy day. However, a plan to raise the electric train fare ceiling on the Green Line to 104 baht per trip could especially be a heavy blow. Fortunately, you can breathe a sigh of relief -- at least for now -- because the plan was suspended last week. Nevertheless, this controversy is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the city's public transport problems.
Myanmar coup means huge losses
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 02/02/2021
» Thailand is estimated to forego about 50 million baht a day from inconvenient transportation of goods and strict security checks by Myanmar's military administration.
Pheu Thai to oppose fare hike plan
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/01/2021
» The opposition Pheu Thai Party will petition the government and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to suspend a plan to raise the fare ceiling on the BTS skytrain Green Line electric train from 65 baht to 104 baht which is scheduled to take effect on Feb 16.
Trump's political future bleak after Capitol attack, advisers say
Published on 08/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: The violent assault on the US Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters and his long refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election have jeopardized the president's political future and tainted prospects for his top lieutenants and family members, current and former administration officials said.
Akara workers plead for govt to reopen gold mine
Sitthipoj Kebui, Published on 13/12/2020
» PHICHIT: About 300 former workers at a suspended gold mine gathered in front of the operator's gates on Sunday, calling on the government to revive the mine's operations.
Push for rail concessions
News, Editorial, Published on 15/09/2020
» The Transport Ministry's proposal to grant the private sector concessions to operate and improve the country's rail system has been well-received by the public. Unsurprising, perhaps, considering the State Railway of Thailand's accumulated debt exceeds 100 billion baht -- a record no one is proud of.
New rail privatisation idea gains steam
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/09/2020
» Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has floated the idea of granting the private sector a 99-year concession to operate and improve the rail system while insisting there would be no favouritism if the plan went ahead.
Captainless WTO in troubled water with no land in sight
AFP, Published on 31/08/2020
» GENEVA: As Roberto Azevedo leaves the World Trade Organisation on Monday, the institution faces multiple crises without a captain -- a situation experts warn could drag on for months.
Please hold
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/06/2020
» As the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) enters a transition period for its secretary-general and board members, concerns have been raised over how various key tasks will be mobilised during this time.
Misguided myopia of asking the rich
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 24/04/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's initiative to seek more cooperation and assistance from Thailand's 20 wealthiest billionaires is understandable. Thailand needs all the help it can get to handle and manage the social and economic ravages of the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. But making an appeal in writing from the top to the country's richest is short-sighted and misguided on many levels. It displays a government at the end of its tether and a leader who is being forced to own up to mismanaging the country for the past six years.