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Crackdown on unruly taxi drivers begins
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 14/08/2014
» Authorities kicked off their campaign to get tough on unruly taxi drivers Wednesday, including those who refuse to use meters and turn away passengers.
SRT wants state to assume debt
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 29/07/2014
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) wants to shoulder only about a fifth of its 109-billion-baht debt with the rest to be borne by the government.
'Half' of all double-deck buses unsafe
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 27/03/2014
» Land transport authorities have revealed nearly half of double-decker buses have failed basic safety tests, as major transport operators are torn over a plan to ban the vehicles.
A grand old centenarian keeps the flag flying
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 08/03/2014
» Don Mueang airport is celebrating its centenary. One of the world’s oldest airports, this milestone has not been achieved without its share of troubles – and plenty of water.
Airport staff protest bond-buying plan
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 18/02/2014
» Around 500 Airports of Thailand (AoT) employees dressed in black on Tuesday amid rumours that the agency plans to buy government bonds to help the caretaker government pay farmers owed money under the rice-pledging programme.
Falling lorry load kills driver
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 04/02/2014
» A fully loaded container fell off its lorry onto a passing van, killing the driver in the Rangsit area of Pathum Thani province yesterday afternoon.
Workers warned of 'five hour' shutdown commute
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 10/01/2014
» Commuters travelling into Bangkok on Monday are being urged to leave home several hours early in light of anti-government demonstrations that promise to gridlock the capital's main thoroughfares, caretaker Transport Minister Chadchat Sittipunt said on Friday.
Transport Ministry to open up 18,000 parking spots for protest
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 09/01/2014
» The Transport Ministry has allocated five car parking zones around the capital for commuters travelling into the inner areas on Monday during the so-called Bangkok shutdown.
Airport mulls plans to cope with protest as flights cut
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 06/01/2014
» Suvarnabhumi airport officials will decide on Monday on a plan to mitigate disruption caused by the People's Democratic Reform Committee's (PDRC) intended shutdown of Bangkok next week.
THAI staff protest against amnesty
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 08/11/2013
» About 1,000 Thai Airways International (THAI) employees defied the firm's request for "cooperation" and staged a rally against the amnesty bill outside the airline's head office on Friday.