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Land Transport Department told to mitigate van operators' risk
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 03/10/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Department of Land Transport (DLT) to reduce any negative fallout from its plan to decommission thousands of public vans in the wake of mounting complaints from van operators who argue they cannot afford to buy new minibuses and so risk being put out of business.
Quarter of city's public vans to be retired
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 25/09/2018
» The Department of Land Transport (DLT) has revealed that nearly one in four public vans operating in Bangkok and its metropolitan area will be decommissioned by the end of the year, as they are gradually set to be replaced by new mini-buses by 2028.
Bangkok's busiest road just got far worse
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 01/08/2018
» Commuters who rely on Lat Phrao Road in Bangkok are set for three more years of even heavier congestion as police ramp up traffic diversions from Wednesday to make way for construction of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand's (MRTA) Yellow Line monorail.
Transport's the winning ticket
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 08/01/2018
» This will be an interesting year for Bangkok's infrastructure scene, with the government's unrelenting efforts to bolster development across the country becoming ever more apparent.
Disabled bemoan lack of access
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 05/01/2018
» Disabled people are apparently at their wit's end with the Ministry of Transport (MOT) after three years of talks have still not yielded ubiquitous all-access facilities at public transport stops.