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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.
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.
Rail service on track to crisis
Spectrum, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 29/04/2018
» 'The government can build all the new railways it wants, but the wheels on the trains will never turn if there are no drivers to operate them," warns Yai, a State Railway of Thailand (SRT) train driver on the verge of retirement.
The lost cause
Spectrum, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/01/2018
» Sureerat Buanak, 53, hesitated when her ex-husband invited their eight-year-old son Naruedol "Oat" Yuanuwong to come stay with him and his new partner for one month in Samut Sakhon. During the year, Nong Oat was based in Bangkok with his mother, and she was used to having him around. But since it was summer holidays, it felt like a good time for him to get out.
E-tickets take hold, but penalty points on ice
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/12/2017
» E-tickets have been rolled out for motorists, who in line with the technology-driven Thailand 4.0 era, can now pay their traffic fines at bank ATMs.
Jams expected as monorail build begins
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/11/2017
» Congestion is expected on Tiwanon Road and Ram Intra Road beginning Tuesday as traffic is set to be diverted to allow space to be cleared for the construction of the Pink Line Monorail.