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Polish man arrested for murder of Ukrainian girlfriend
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/05/2023
» Police arrested a Polish man, 25, for allegedly murdering his Ukrainian girlfriend and trying to dismember the body at a highrise condominium in Bang Kolaem district, Bangkok.
Govt mulls QR code to improve taxi rides
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 09/08/2019
» The Department of Land Transport announced a plan to roll out a QR-code-based complaint filing system for taxis to improve passenger service standards, one day after it approved the proposal to raise taxi fares.
Stone-throwing menace caught on CCTV
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/05/2021
» For many police investigators, catching culprits who throw rocks at people from a moving vehicle is a difficult task and many of them admit that tracking down a murder suspect would probably be easier.
'Safe vehicle age' for cabs likely extended
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/08/2020
» The Transport Ministry will ask the cabinet to approve an extension of the "safe vehicle age" for taxis from nine to 12 years.
Polish man accused of killing girlfriend
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/05/2023
» The Bangkok South Criminal Court has denied bail to the Polish man who allegedly murdered and dismembered his Ukrainian girlfriend.
Cabbie fined for being rude to foreign passenger
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/04/2018
» A taxi driver has been fined for being rude to a male foreign passenger after a video clip featuring the short but aggressive conversation went viral online and drew heavy criticism.
One killed, two seriously injured in Pattaya accident
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 14/01/2020
» CHON BURI: A woman was killed and two other people seriously injured in an accident involving a pickup truck and two motorcycle taxis in Pattaya on Tuesday morning, police said.
Donations-rich cabbie pays debt to depot owner
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 13/05/2020
» A headline-making taxi driver has returned money owed to the operator, who later withdrew a complaint against him that was registered at a police station.
The meter is ticking
News, Editorial, Published on 14/11/2018
» For some three years running, the Ministry of Transport has used a stick against recalcitrant and surly Bangkok taxi drivers. Now, the minister himself is on the verge of switching tactics and wants to try using the carrot. Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith thinks a relatively small raise in fares might also raise smiles and turn the dark mood of drivers sunny. This seems unlikely.
Root out rogue cabbies
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/07/2022
» Whether you're a local or tourist in Bangkok, hailing a meter taxi is a game of cat and mouse. Will you get an honest cabbie who goes by the meter? Will the driver return your full change at journey's end?