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Songkran public transport systems 'holding up,' ministry says
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/04/2024
» About 5.6 million travellers have used public transport during this year's Songkran festival, an increase of 1% on the same period last year, says the Transport Ministry.
Groups urge govt to scrap 4am opening
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/12/2023
» Temperance groups and road safety advocates are urging the government to rethink its plan to allow bars, clubs and other entertainment venues to operate until 4am, saying authorities have not taken the necessary precautions to prevent alcohol-related accidents.
Weight rule 'needs better enforcement'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/11/2023
» The Transport Ministry has ordered all relevant agencies to cooperate with the police to assist its crackdown on overloaded trucks, after concrete slabs on a major road in Bangkok caved in last week.
Police chief orders crackdown on lorry drivers nationwide
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/06/2023
» National police chief Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas has ordered officials nationwide to enforce the law on overloaded lorries after news of them paying "sticker bribes" surfaced last week.
Revellers flout splash ban
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/04/2022
» The government is urging full compliance with Covid-19 control measures outlined by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), including the ban on water-splashing during the Songkran holidays, to help prevent cases from spiralling out of control after the long break.
Bangkok governor hopefuls lay out their visions
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/03/2022
» Bangkok needs a public health system that is easy to access, an interconnected transit system running on clean energy and many more dust pollution checkpoints, according to at least four Bangkok governor candidates.
88% of city's senior students jabbed
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/10/2021
» About 88% of senior high school students in the capital have been inoculated against Covid-19 with the Pfizer vaccine ahead of the resumption of on-site teaching next month, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced on Sunday.
Travellers take to cars, avoid public transport
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/04/2021
» About 95% of Songkran travellers used their own cars to get to their destinations and back, the Transport Ministry announced on Friday.
Traffic check boost as break ends
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/04/2021
» Authorities are ramping up measures to prevent road accidents this weekend as the Songkran holiday draws to an end and holidaymakers return home, says Boontham Lertsukekasem, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) director-general.
BMA threat to shut rebel restaurants
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/01/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has threatened to close restaurants that fail to comply with Covid-19 restrictions for 14 days. People who have been to six outlets affected by the virus are urged to contact the BMA immediately.