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How to get around Bangkok without using the trains
Published on 06/08/2025
» While Bangkok's three electric rail systems -- BTS, MRT and the Airport Rail Link - are often the most convenient way to travel, they come with drawbacks: relatively high fares and crowded conditions during rush hours. Here are alternative transport options that may suit different needs:
Saen Saep walkway hits the sweet spot
News, Published on 21/07/2025
» Bangkok is getting a 47.5 kilometre long walkway and bicycle path along the Saen Saep Canal to connect commuters not only to public transport, but to one another.
Time for fair play in the taxi wars
Oped, Published on 16/07/2025
» The taxi wars in Thailand are boiling over -- and the government must not turn a blind eye.
Are you being overcharged by Thai motorcycle taxis?
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/07/2025
» A motorcycle taxi is a fast, direct and sometimes exciting form of transport when navigating Bangkok’s heavy traffic. However, unlike the BTS or MRT with their fixed pricing, or metered taxis, motorcycle taxi fares can sometimes be unclear, leading to overcharging.
Are you being overcharged by Thai motorcycle taxis?
Online Reporters, Published on 08/07/2025
» A motorcycle taxi is a fast, direct and sometimes thrilling means of transport when navigating Bangkok’s heavy traffic. However, unlike the BTS or MRT with their fixed pricing, or metered taxis, motorcycle taxi fares can sometimes be unclear, leading to overcharging.
Battling the big apps
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 01/07/2025
» In 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, an application called Tam Sang Tam Song (On Demand Delivery) was launched by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation in collaboration with the Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University. The app was developed to assist motorbike taxi drivers and local restaurants through economic difficulties caused by lockdowns. As a pilot app, it was tested in Ladprao Soi 101 in Bangkok, Betong and Yala and received positive feedback.
Call for transport reforms to boost tourism
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 26/05/2025
» Tourism operators are urging the government to crack down on taxi scams and provide reasonable public transport fares, as another negative image of Thai tourism has emerged in the form of a study carried out by Mastercard Economics Institute, which includes Bangkok among the cities with the higher rates of taxi and car rental fraud compared to other types of scams.
Cabbies to blame too
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/05/2025
» Re: "DLT warns against taxi airport blockades", (BP, May 22).
Russian woman passenger punched by Bolt rider in Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 17/11/2024
» PATTAYA: A Russian woman was assaulted by a Bolt motorcycle taxi driver after she told him to reduce speed for fear of an accident.
Line Man Ride enters ride-hailing fray
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/11/2024
» Line Man Wongnai is offering an electronic ride-hailing service promising an affordable price and safety, in a bid to fill a price gap and capitalise on a local market projected to be worth 34 billion baht in five years.