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Tackling BTS fares at root cause
News, Published on 14/04/2021
» Had it not been for the overwhelming opposition from all around, the BTS skytrain fares on the Sukhumvit Line would have risen to one-third of the country's minimum wage since February.
TEST YOURSELF: Too expensive to ride
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/02/2021
» Electric train fares hurt the average city resident
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.
City trains not just for rich
Oped, Editorial, Published on 13/02/2021
» With pressure from the cabinet, Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang on Tuesday decided to delay the controversial Green Line fare hike that entailed a 104-baht ceiling which was due to take effect next week.
Baht and containers crucial to export hike
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/02/2021
» Exports, a key driver of the country's economic growth, could fare better than 3-4% growth this year if the government provides more support, particularly in handling the persistent baht rise and the container shortage, says the Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC).
Blue Line fare increases deferred
Post Reporters, Published on 01/07/2020
» The operator of the MRT Blue Line has deferred a planned fare hike until next year.
The price of liberty
Business, Published on 28/05/2020
» The late management guru Peter Drucker, who presciently advocated back-office outsourcing and corporate decentralisation at a time when such smart cost-saving techniques were anathema to do-it-all mega-corporations, had a few other tricks up his sleeve.
Slow growth hits airlines
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 29/12/2019
» Most people would be all too willing to open their wallets for cheap flight tickets. But dumping ticket prices to stay ahead of the competition could cause more harm than good on airlines if they are not careful.
Surround yourself by nature
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 29/11/2019
» Winter isn't coming. It has arrived and what better way to embrace it than setting off for the North. It is the time of year when most of us urban concrete jungle dwellers head for cooler temperatures, where we can climb hills and trek mountains without breaking out into too much of a sweat. To get a head-start on this, I chose Canary Natural Resort in Chiang Rai for a weekend getaway.
Chile president announces social measures to stem street violence
AFP, Published on 23/10/2019
» SANTIAGO: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced a package of social measures Tuesday aimed at stemming days of protests over economic inequality that have swept the country and claimed 15 lives.