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Passenger vans without GPS to face fines
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 24/05/2017
» Passenger van drivers who fail to fit a GPS tracker in their vehicles by the end of this year may face a fine of up to 50,000 baht, warned the Department of Land Transport (DLT).
Agencies to meet over new pickup tray rules
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 20/04/2017
» Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam will hold a meeting tomorrow with the Royal Thai Police (RTP) and the Department of Land Transport (DLT) to tackle unclear regulations involving restrictions on people riding in the rear space or trays of pickup trucks.
Government asks for delay in pickup ban
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 19/04/2017
» The Transport Ministry plans to ask the Royal Thai Police (RTP) to come up with a traffic regulation that will allow people to sit in the rear space, or tray, of pickup trucks, after the government suffered fierce criticism over its vow to stop the practice.
Cabinet backs smaller contracts on five rail projects
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 30/03/2017
» The cabinet wants the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to hire small-scale contractors within three months to construct five delayed double-track railway projects.
Expert calls on govt to get tougher on road safety
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 14/03/2017
» A road safety expert has called on the government to launch long-term road safety measures to cut fatalities and injuries during the upcoming Songkran festival and beyond.
Horror crash spurs safety drive
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 10/01/2017
» The deadly passenger van crash on Jan 2 was a wake-up call for Government House. It has spurred Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to rethink up-until-now unsuccessful road safety measures in the lead-up to the Songkran festival in April, when road deaths traditionally take another jump.
Van operators face end-March GPS deadline
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 10/01/2017
» A Global Positioning System (GPS) will have to be installed in all 4,000 vans being used by operators of joint public-private van services by the end of March.
Public vans likely to offer 10% fare cut
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 07/11/2016
» Passengers of public vans operating between Bangkok and the provinces stand to get a discount of 10% on current fares from April 1, according to a member of the government's team handling the re-regulation of public van services.
PM issues order for stricter driving licence regulations
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 20/04/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Ministry of Transport to tighten regulations for the issuance of driving licences within three months in a bid to curb traffic accidents which claimed more than 440 lives during the Songkran festival this month.
Road safety boosted for Songkran
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 08/04/2016
» Transport authorities will intensify road safety measures at nearly 50 dangerous spots and more than 100 steep hills nationwide during the Songkran holiday exodus next week.