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Strict seat belt rule to apply from April
News, Published on 25/03/2017
» Stricter traffic rules that include requiring all car passengers to wear seat belts will take effect from April 5, government spokesman Lt Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd announced.
Govt, Uber agree to find legal 'way out'
Published on 21/03/2017
» Car-hailing service Uber agreed Monday with the Transport Ministry to jointly conduct a study into ways of legalising the service in Thailand, where it is currently viewed as violating public transport laws.
Prasarn to be procurement panel head
News, Published on 25/02/2017
» Former Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul is tipped to head a new panel triggered under Section 44 of the interim charter to supervise state procurement projects worth at least five billion baht.
Microbuses to replace passenger vans this year
Published on 06/01/2017
» The Transport Ministry has ordered that all 6,400 interprovincial passenger vans operating out of Bangkok be replaced with microbuses by year-end to improve safety.
New Year fatality toll hits 10-year high
News, Published on 06/01/2017
» A total of 478 people were killed in road accidents during the New Year's "seven dangerous days" road safety campaign, which ended on Wednesday, the highest toll in a decade.
Prayut defends deputy's B20.9m flight
News, Published on 04/10/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has eschewed forming a panel to probe his deputy Prawit Wongsuwon's 20.9-million-baht chartered flight to the Asean-US defence meeting in Hawaii last week, which critics said was overpriced.
Drone patrol to protect southern railway
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/09/2016
» Unmanned aircraft to help military, police & railway staff patrol railway in deep South after two recent bombings.
Drones to help protect southern railway tracks
Published on 05/09/2016
» Drones will be used to patrol railway tracks in the far South after <a href="http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/1077609/bomb-blast-at-pattani-train-station" target="_blank">Saturday's bombing in Pattani</a>, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said on Monday.
Thais eye British aviation help
News, Published on 12/12/2015
» The Thai aviation authority is likely to hire a British aviation consultancy to help it meet the aviation safety requirements of the UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith says.
Aviation body hopeful over FAA re-audit
News, Published on 31/10/2015
» Authorities are optimistic about the two-day re-audit by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of Thailand's aviation safety standards, which concluded on Wednesday.