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Bumpy start for welfare-card travel as free rides end
Published on 02/11/2017
» The nine-year free train and city bus campaign ended Wednesday. The intended switch to welfare cards for low-income earners did not go smoothly.
Pongsit Kamphee's 30th anniversary concert
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/09/2017
» No matter who you were, where you came from, or what you did, all the barriers of class, education and politics were torn down last Saturday at Pongsit Kamphee's 30th anniversary concert – "30 Years Kamphee: You're My Friend".
Test-runs for new bus routes start next week
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/08/2017
» Eight pilot bus routes, with new numbers and colour codes, are set for one-month test runs from next Tuesday, according to the Department of Land Transport (DLT) Wednesday.
Britney Spears talks to Guru as Bangkok concert nears
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/06/2017
» Ahead of her concerts at IMPACT Arena on Jun 23-24, the pop icon told Guru about her Bangkok shows, how she juggles between being mum and being a star and most importantly how she feels about Trasher's parody of her Toxic music video.
Don't rush Chinese-Thai rail project
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/06/2017
» Passing law (section 44) to break your own law & throw caution to the wind, not advisable. Slowness & caution to-date because benefits of rail projects uncertain.
Mayweather, McGregor: The fight is on!
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/06/2017
» Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor – the kingpins of their respective sports – announced Wednesday they would fight on August 26 in Las Vegas.
Limited common ticket system to begin Oct 1
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/05/2017
» Oct 1 will see the launch of common tickets at some skytrain, subway, rail link stations and on some buses in Bangkok and surrounding areas, says the Office of the Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTTPP).
True innovation at a small Bangkok police station
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/05/2017
» 100 baht fines if you study the traffic laws & pass a little test on the rules of the road. Innovation starts at local level, one police station at a time.
What's new in traffic law: Seatbelts & pay tickets or else
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/03/2017
» Section 44: Wear your seat belt or get ticket, pay ticket or no car registration, park illegally & have car locked or towed, then pay to get car back.
Thai shopping online from foreign outlets: To surge 84%
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/02/2017
» Thai shoppers buying things they can't find in Thailand online but customs taxes big uncertainty that must be cleared up.