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Rail progress tracks full steam ahead
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 02/12/2018
» Walking into a colossal, ultra-modern high-speed railway station in Shanghai can be an eye-opening experience, especially for Thais.
PPP welcomes 'all political factions'
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 08/10/2018
» Palang Pracharath Party (PPP) leader Uttama Savanayana has insisted individuals from all political factions are welcome to join his party, following media speculation pointing to several key politicians who have shown an interest in the party.
Top Democrats meet to discuss leader vote
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 01/10/2018
» The Democrat Party will announce its official party leader for the upcoming general election on Nov 11, after it conducts the first ever primary vote in its 72-year history next month.
Dept to roll out new registration system for lorries
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 22/09/2018
» The Department of Highways (DOH) is set to open its first one-stop service (OSS) centre for registering heavy lorries to drive on public roads by November, in a bid to reduce unnecessary damage to roads and overhead bridges.
Netizens, pundits slam plan to boost fines for unlicensed drivers
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 25/08/2018
» The Department of Land Transport (DLT) has announced it will review its latest proposal to significantly increase fines for driving without a licence after netizens and pundits blasted the move for being too harsh on the public.
Mysterious death hints at foul play
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 12/08/2018
» Last month, the body of a 21-year-old woman was found in the passenger seat of a car that had crashed into a tree at 2am, in Nong Bua Lamphu province, but the driver was nowhere to be found.
Transport ministry mulls more speed cams
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 10/08/2018
» The Transport Ministry needs more time to decide whether to install more cameras to capture the licence plates of offenders, says minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Deep South ripe for investment, say locals
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 05/08/2018
» Following last year's record 14-year-low in deaths related to the deep South insurgency, military and local officials in the three southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala have once again urged the government to boost safety and economic development in these "neglected" areas.
No justice for miracle man
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 22/07/2018
» In late May, local news was flooded with stories about a man who miraculously survived after a 46-tonne cargo container toppled off an 18-wheeler truck and crushed his Toyota Fortuner, flattening the vehicle while he was still inside.
Striving for safer passage of goods
Spectrum, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 22/07/2018
» The European Union (EU) has commissioned Thailand to conduct training workshops for the transportation of dangerous goods in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), as part of a move to get the entire sub-region to adopt United Nations-based safety regulations for road-based logistics operations.