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Electric bus deal goes to cabinet meet
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 14/11/2016
» The Transport Ministry will ask the cabinet on Tuesday to approve a purchase of 200 electric vehicles to replace ageing city buses under a plan to offer better services and reduce air pollution.
Disabled-friendly buses to be limited
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 24/09/2015
» The number of low-floor buses designed for people with disabilities will be limited due to steep bridge approaches and flood-prone streets in Bangkok, Deputy Transport Minister Ormsin Chivapruck said on Thursday.
Govt to end free fares Nov 1
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 25/07/2015
» The elderly and the disabled will have to pay half-fares on buses and trains instead of enjoying free rides after the government discontinues providing the free services from Nov 1.
Govt warns of mobility aid swindlers
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 13/07/2015
» The Land Transport Department has warned disabled people to beware of miscreants who dupe them out of money by offering to help them receive mobility aids from the department.
Con men cheating amputees
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 13/07/2015
» The Land Transport Department has warned disabled people to beware of miscreants who dupe them out of money by offering to help them receive mobility aids from the department.
Conditions set for free bus riders
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 11/02/2015
» You might not be able to hop on a bus in Bangkok and ride it for free anymore if your monthly salary is 2,422 baht or more.
BMTA union presses for disabled-friendly buses
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 09/09/2014
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) labour union has called on the organisation to speed up the purchase of low-floor buses to boost safety and accessibility for passengers, especially for the disabled.
Ministry seeks money for disabled
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 04/09/2014
» The Transport Ministry is preparing to ask the newly appointed cabinet for extra funding to build better transport facilities for disabled and elderly commuters.
Activists slam Bangkok bus plan
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 12/02/2014
» Rights activists are protesting against the the Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit Authority's (BMTA) 13.1-billion-baht bus procurement project, saying the purchase is unfair for disabled passengers.
Travel system to be boosted for disabled
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 09/01/2013
» Transport Minister Chadchat Sittipunt has vowed to speed up efforts to improve transport facilities for the disabled.