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Expat fare snub
Postbag, Published on 28/03/2026
» Re: "Why we need walkable cities", (Life, March 21).
Rethinking tourism
Oped, Postbag, Published on 07/03/2025
» Re: "Illegal hotel woes plague Bangkok", (BP, March 4).
Bangkok bus reform plan a big letdown
Editorial, Published on 15/12/2024
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority's (BMTA) city bus service reform, which allows the private sector to manage city routes, has drawn widespread criticism.
Fully committed potheads
Postbag, Published on 14/07/2024
» Re: "Supporters vow hunger strike protest", (BP, July 11).
New life on the buses?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/03/2024
» Two weeks ago, the cabinet appointed a new board for the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA). This 48-year-old public mass transit body has a bad reputation as a poorly run state enterprise with a gigantic toxic debt.
Pollution won't fix itself
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/10/2022
» Fine dust has been a long-standing nightmare for Bangkok residents at this time of the year.
High bus hopes
News, Postbag, Published on 21/08/2022
» Re: "BMTA plans to get 3,200 electric buses," (BP, Aug 16).
A waste of money
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/01/2021
» Re: "Patriotic film? Not now", (Editorial, Jan 20).
Troubling bus rides
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/01/2021
» As the government reinstates restrictions in its bid to curb the Covid-19 outbreak, such as the work from home (WFH) practice, closures of some service industries and fewer dine-in hours in restaurants, the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) says bus-ridership has steeply declined. This has made it necessary for the agency to cut back its bus fleet in response to what is deemed to be 'lower demand'.
Gimme shelter as we wait for fewer buses
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 26/11/2020
» When I saw City Hall calling for new Bangkok bus stop designs, I was excited. The voices of regular people like millions of bus commuters would finally be heard. But when I went through the competition's requirements, I wasn't sure if there was anything worth celebrating.