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BTS apolgises for train door opening in transit
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/08/2018
» Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) apologised Friday after a door of one of its BTS Skytrains opened while the train was in motion between stations on Thursday.
BTS offers refunds for train delays
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/07/2018
» The skytrain operator has offered refunds and extra trips to commuters affected by BTS train delays and breakdowns.
New BTS delay reported due to signal problem
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/06/2018
» Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) on Tuesday morning reported a new signals problem on the Sukhumvit and Silom routes, causing delays to some trains at the Siam junction station.
German police bust Thai prostitution ring
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 18/04/2018
» German authorities say they have raided 62 properties and arrested seven people in an investigation of an alleged trafficking ring set up to bring Thai women and transsexuals to Germany to work as prostitutes.
Heavy rain, floods soak Bangkok
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 31/01/2018
» Several hours of heavy rain caused flooding and mass traffic congestion in eastern Bangkok and Samut Prakan on Wednesday morning.
Fatal accident
Published on 13/05/2016
» Ghazni — At least 73 people were killed on May 7 when two buses and an oil tanker burst into flames in a head-on collision in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, in one of the worst road accidents in the war-torn country.
Transport trouble
Published on 13/05/2016
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) said on May 6 that the construction of two depots for its buses will be delayed, after discussions over land leasing with the Treasury Department and the State Railway of Thailand stalled.
Momentous day
Published on 13/05/2016
» Visakha Bucha Day, which falls on May 20 this year, is one of the most important religious events in Thailand. It marks three important incidents in the life of the Lord Buddha, all of which happened on the same day of the year.
Big wheel
Published on 11/04/2016
» A British firm plans to build the world’s tallest Ferris wheel on an old mining site within the next two years, officials said on March 30. The project to be developed by Thai Business Development Co. aims to create a new landmark for the province.
Clashes continue
Published on 04/04/2016
» Cairo — Egypt’s army on March 25 killed 60 gunmen in clashes in the Sinai Peninsula where it is battling a jihadist insurgency, an army spokesman said.