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Dept plans Uber meeting over legality
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 11/03/2017
» Deputy Transport Minister Pichit Akrathit plans to hold talks with the operator of a mobile application used for hailing taxis over its call for legal amendments to enable its services to operate legally in Thailand.
Uber extends service to Chiang Mai
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 02/11/2016
» US-based ride-hailing service Uber has announced it will expand its service to Chiang Mai, despite the service being deemed illegal under Thai law.
Moto-taxi apps get last notice
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 18/05/2016
» Authorities have ordered GrabBike and UberMoto, smartphone-based motorcycle taxi services, to stop operating due to violations of public transport regulations.
Prajin tries to flush dirty railway loo image
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 18/06/2015
» Authorities have come up with a novel way to boost tourism — making sure toilets on trains and at all railway stations nationwide are clean, modern and can be found via a mobile phone.
Commuter-rejecting taxis rampant on 4 Bangkok streets
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 25/05/2015
» A mobile phone application from the Department of Land Transport has revealed that Bangkok's Sukhumvit, Silom, Sathon and Phaya Thai are the streets where taxi drivers routinely reject commuters in need.
986 taxi complaints filed by app
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 04/05/2015
» More than 2,000 notifications have been sent through the Department of Land Transport (DLT)'s mobile phone application in the past two months, with passengers calling for improvements to taxi services and lodging complaints about cabbies.
New app to check bad taxis
Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 20/02/2015
» The government is promoting a new smartphone application that allows users to report on the safety and service of the taxis they use.