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Seven piers close ahead of festival
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 25/11/2015
» The Transport Ministry has temporarily closed seven piers along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok ahead of the Wednesday night Loy Krathong festival because their safety cannot be guaranteed.
BMTA to ink NGV bus deal
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 12/06/2015
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) is expected to sign a contract with the winning bidder to supply 489 NGV-fuelled buses early next week with the first batch of 50 buses scheduled for delivery next month.
Motorists face Green Line traffic chaos
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 05/06/2015
» Traffic chaos on Phahon Yothin Road is expected to worsen when construction of the Green Line rail extension from Mor Chit to Pathum Thani starts this month.
Construction of Green Line extension to kick off in June
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 04/04/2015
» Construction of the extended section of the Green Line rail route from Mor Chit to Pathum Thani will start in June this year, but is only expected to relieve traffic congestion in northern Bangkok in five years.
Lashing out at modernity's embrace
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 09/11/2014
» A young couple kiss and cuddle in public, someone captures the action on video and posts it on the internet, and all hell breaks loose about moral degradation. And that, say community leaders, is symptomatic of the clash of Thai social mores and modern society.
SRT looks to Bang Sue for revenue
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 01/10/2014
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) plans to adapt part of the land at Bang Sue station as a commercial project in a further effort to reduce the beleagured agency's debt burden.
Train derails, injures two
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 28/07/2014
» Two Japanese tourists were hurt when a luxury train service connecting Singapore and Thailand derailed in Ratchaburi’s Ban Pong district yesterday.
SRT’s Prapas faces down calls to quit
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 09/07/2014
» State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor Prapas Chongsanguan has come under pressure to resign over the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl that occurred on board an SRT train and was committed by an SRT employee.
Transport Ministry to open up 18,000 parking spots for protest
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 09/01/2014
» The Transport Ministry has allocated five car parking zones around the capital for commuters travelling into the inner areas on Monday during the so-called Bangkok shutdown.
Call for alcohol ban on trains
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 16/12/2013
» Anti-alcohol activists on Monday called for a ban on alcohol sales on trains arguing that passengers who drink irritate and sexually harass other travellers.