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Govt aims for 5 million Bangkok train commuters daily
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 12/01/2018
» More than five million city folk will use electric train lines daily once the capital's planned routes are completed in five years' time, says Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Sky-high airport food prices come under heavy scrutiny
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 13/01/2018
» Facing a barrage of criticism for overpriced food at Thailand's various airports, authorities have started to take action to curb exorbitant prices being charged by outlets.
Better airport loos on the way
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 17/01/2018
» Better lavatories are "on the way" for Suvarnabhumi airport, with newly-designed and more practical toilets in Thailand's largest airport set to open this year, Airports of Thailand (AoT) says.
Concurrent boat, fishing licences to ease owner woes
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 20/01/2018
» Fishing boat-owners will now be able to renew or apply for their boat and fishing licences at the same time, after the Marine Department and the Fisheries Department announced Friday the two licences will expire at the same time starting from this year.
The lost cause
Spectrum, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/01/2018
» Sureerat Buanak, 53, hesitated when her ex-husband invited their eight-year-old son Naruedol "Oat" Yuanuwong to come stay with him and his new partner for one month in Samut Sakhon. During the year, Nong Oat was based in Bangkok with his mother, and she was used to having him around. But since it was summer holidays, it felt like a good time for him to get out.
Taxi network wants answers on Uber's legal status
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 24/01/2018
» The Bangkok Taxi Cooperative Network (BTCN) has blasted government agencies for failing to clarify the legal status of ride-sharing services such as Grab and Uber.
Railway contracts to be auctioned next month
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 25/01/2018
» Auctions for contracts to build extensions to the MRT Purple Line in Bangkok from Tao Poon to Rat Burana will commence next month, according to Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) acting governor Rithika Suparat.
High-speed train may get slower
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 28/01/2018
» The Transport Ministry says Thailand has not decided whether to lower the maximum speed of the 670km Thai-Japanese high-speed train route stretching from Bangkok to Chiang Mai.
Meat eating linked to drug resistance
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 03/02/2018
» Up to 38,000 lives are being lost annually in Thailand from the consumption of meat contaminated with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria that leads to drug resistance in humans, experts in the commercial livestock industry have said.
MoU aims at ageing society
News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 04/02/2018
» Thailand's increasingly ageing society will be better catered for after an MoU was signed to bolster the development of products and services catering to this sector.