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BTS, MRT pink, yellow lines launch monthly fare passes
News, Online Reporters, Published on 10/09/2025
» Bangkok commuters will be able to purchase monthly travel packages for use on the BTS skytrain and MRT’s Pink and Yellow lines, beginning on Thursday.
Commuter registration starts for flat ฿20 city fares
Online Reporters, Published on 25/08/2025
» Registration for a 20-baht flat fare on Bangkok mass transit lines started on Monday, although the relevant legislation has yet to be approved by parliament.
Thai textiles shine on Belgium’s iconic Manneken Pis statue
Online Reporters, Published on 13/07/2025
» In a striking fusion of cultural diplomacy and creative design, Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property has teamed up with celebrated young fashion designer Shone Puipia to dress Belgium’s world-famous Manneken Pis statue in traditional Thai textiles.
Cabinet approves B20 Bangkok train fare cap
Online Reporters, Published on 08/07/2025
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to cap all train fares in Greater Bangkok at 20 baht from Oct 1 to help commuters reduce travel costs and entice drivers to switch to mass transit.
Magsaysay award winner, activist Jon Ungphakorn dies aged 77
Online Reporters, Published on 13/05/2025
» The Thai activist and former senator Jon Ungphakorn has died peacefully at home at the age of 77, the Prachathai news agency announced on Tuesday.
Public warning issued after deadly drug cocktail linked to Songkran deaths
Online Reporters, Published on 20/04/2025
» The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has issued a nationwide warning following the deaths of two individuals and the hospitalisation of another due to a suspected drug cocktail known on the streets as “Kanom” or “Labubu,” which circulated during the recent Songkran festival.
Biker given death sentence for Pattaya murder
Online Reporters, Published on 21/12/2024
» A member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club has been sentenced to death and two others given life imprisonment for the gruesome murder of a German property broker whose dismembered body was found in a freezer in Pattaya last year.
Thai politician Samart arrested over iCon Group fraud case
Online Reporters, Published on 25/11/2024
» Police arrested politician Samart Janechaijittawanich in the northernmost province of Chiang Rai on Monday after he was wanted for alleged money laundering in connection with The iCon Group fraud case.
No more free rides for BRT commuters
Online Reporters, Published on 01/11/2024
» Riders on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Bangkok will need to purchase e-tickets, starting Friday, as City Hall has ended over a year of free rides.
Thousands farewell students, teachers killed by bus inferno
Online Reporters, Published on 08/10/2024
» Families and friends of the 20 students and three teachers killed in last week’s bus blaze gathered at their school on Tuesday to bid them farewell, in a royally sponsored cremation ceremony.