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Safety measures to ramp up for CNG vehicles
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/02/2026
» The cabinet has endorsed a raft of measures to strengthen safety and reduce corruption risks in the licensing of public transport vehicles powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
Troubled times for Thailand's transport sector
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 30/12/2024
» Mishaps and misfortunes cast a shadow over the government's attempts to get the nation moving more efficiently.
Response to graft cases criticised
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 24/12/2024
» The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) has released a report on high-profile graft cases which it says have been a slight to the public while their impacts have also exacerbated poverty.
Inspection deadline looms for gas-powered tour buses
Online Reporters, Published on 18/11/2024
» The Department of Land Transport has warned the operators of almost 6,000 natural gas-powered (CNG) buses they must present their vehicles for safety inspection before Nov 30 or be put off the road.
Victims' families go after agencies for negligence
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 26/10/2024
» The families of the victims of the Oct 1 bus fire tragedy on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road filed petitions with the police yesterday, accusing four agencies of negligence that led to the disaster.
Bus fire tragedy: senator pushes for accountability
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 22/10/2024
» Senator Alongkot Vorakee petitioned the Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) to look into alleged misconduct committed by Sing Buri's land transport authorities in their inspection of the safety standards of a bus, which caught fire, killing three teachers and 20 students on Oct 1.
5% of checked CNG buses have failed inspection: DLT
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2024
» The Department of Land Transport has found that 68 of 1,331 CNG-fuelled buses that have undergone checks were below standard and have been temporarily banned from the roads.
Diesel tour bus catches fire in Pak Chong
Post Reporters, Published on 17/10/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A diesel-fuelled tour bus carrying Indonesian tourists caught fire in Pak Chong district of this northeastern province on Wednesday night.
5% of CNG-powered buses defective
Online Reporters, Published on 17/10/2024
» The Department of Land Transport says that 68 of the 1,331 CNG-fuelled buses it has inspected this month were below standards and have been temporarily banned from the roads.
Buses, dining cruises face safety checks
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/10/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday ordered operators of 13,426 gas-fuelled passenger buses to suspend services pending inspections in the aftermath of last week’s school bus fire tragedy.