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BRT set to see upgrades
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/04/2024
» Bangkok's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system will receive a few upgrades this year, with electric buses set to start joining its fleet in July, and a planned expansion of the route in the works.
Canal service gets new lease on life
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/04/2020
» Covid-19 may have brought most social activities and businesses to a halt, but the government's march to develop Thailand's transport infrastructure pushes on.
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.
Sky-high WiFi set to go far and wide
Business, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 27/06/2018
» Air passengers putting their phones and tablets on flight mode are set to be a thing of the past as on-board WiFi service becomes the rule rather than the exception in the hugely lucrative connectivity industry, says an executive at Inmarsat, the British provider of global mobile satellite communications.
Carnage: An analysis of Thailand's road safety
Spectrum, Published on 03/06/2018
» Every 22 minutes, a human being dies on Thailand's roads. At 24,000 deaths a year -- the equivalent of a small city -- traffic ends more lives prematurely in this country than strokes, Aids, any single kind of cancer, pneumonia, or diabetes.
All aboard!
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 11/05/2018
» After celebrating its centennial birthday two years ago, Hua Lamphong Railway Station -- one of Bangkok's iconic symbols -- is expected to undergo a lot of changes. The State Railway of Thailand said Hua Lamphong would soon be turned into a museum and its infrastructure adjusted to only allow for short and tourism rides.
You've been gouged
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 05/02/2017
» How can we fleece you? Let me count the ways. That probably wasn't an unusual week, just a more transparent one.
Smooth sailing so far
News, Published on 17/09/2016
» 'This is a good idea," said Pornsri Yangkijja as she was riding the recently-launched boat service at Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, initiated by the government. "But a few things need to be done to ensure best services for commuters."
Commuters' enthusiasm about the Purple Line fades
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 27/08/2016
» Hardly a day went by over the past five or six years when I wouldn't hear enthusiastic chatter about the MRT's Purple Line. But now that it has finally opened, the long-awaited service has drawn mixed reactions from commuters.
Bid to stop train sex attacks struggles to stay on track
Spectrum, Published on 11/10/2015
» Sexual assault is an all-too-common reality for women across the country. The Public Health Ministry estimates there are almost 90 cases a day, or more than 30,000 incidents each year. Two-thirds of all rapes are committed by someone known to the victim.