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Jam-beating buses off to slow start
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 04/09/2018
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority's (BMTA) shuttle bus services to bypass rush-hour traffic caused by the construction of the Yellow and Orange lines got off to a rocky start Monday, as a result of passenger confusion and a lack of passengers.
New lorry container lock law due next year
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 30/08/2018
» A "twist-lock" system for the manual fastening of containers will become mandatory starting next September, the Department of Land Transport (DLT) announced on Wednesday.
SRT set for a 'bright future' after hitting speed
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 09/07/2018
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT), the country's main railway authority, may still be operating half-century-old trains countrywide, but acting governor Voravuth Mala believes the debt-ridden organisation is headed for "a bright future".
Thanathorn's PM stance hits early flak
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 06/04/2018
» The founder of the much-hyped Future Forward Party, Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, has met early resistance to his bid for cross-party opposition to an "outsider prime minister".
More promises after latest deadly crash
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 28/03/2018
» A disastrous double-decker bus crash in Nakhon Ratchasima's Wang Nam Khieo district last Wednesday night which killed 18 passengers and left more than 30 injured has prompted the Transport Ministry to consider issuing a complete ban on such vehicles from operating on provincial and long-distance routes.
Roads that fail 'roughness' test to be dismantled
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 25/03/2018
» Highway contractors will have to dismantle and reconstruct their roads if the surfaces do not pass International Roughness Index (IRI) tests, Department of Highways (DOH) chief Thanin Somboon said yesterday.
New key party opposes outsider PM
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 16/03/2018
» The first official policy of a progressive party launched by Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the scion of Thailand's biggest auto parts group, is that it will oppose an "outsider prime minister" in the coming election, it said.
Transport's the winning ticket
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 08/01/2018
» This will be an interesting year for Bangkok's infrastructure scene, with the government's unrelenting efforts to bolster development across the country becoming ever more apparent.
Bangkok improvises to stay afloat
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 17/10/2017
» Residents of flood-prone areas in Bangkok were forced to resort to makeshift measures to secure their homes and possessions last weekend after the city was slammed by violent rainstorms that left cars submerged while mothers pulled infants along streets in inflatable dinghies and zebras waded knee-deep at Safari World.