Sakon Nakhon City Lowers Speed Limit to 60kph
SAKON NAKHON — Officials on Tuesday lowered the speed limit of a northeastern province to 60kph in an effort to lower road accidents.
Bottom Out: BTS Phaya Thai Escalator Fails
BANGKOK — BTS Skytrain management said late Monday safety inspections will be conducted at every station after a woman narrowly missed falling when an escalator failed.
Legal Crusader Warns Thai Airways Over Seating ‘Obese’ Passengers
BANGKOK — A constitutional rights activist and serial litigant warned Thai Airways on Saturday that it is breaking the law by barring obese passengers from buying business class seats on two of its new jets.
Disabled Activist Rages After Denied Elevator at BTS Asok
BANGKOK — Manit Inpim meant to travel from Terminal 21 to Phloen Chit for a Sunday evening appointment. Instead, the wheelchair user ended up at a police station after smashing the locked glass door of a BTS elevator with his fist.
Tollways Go Toll-Free for 8 Days Next Month
BANGKOK — Blow through toll booths gratis for over a week during Songkran.
Laksi Roundabout Bridge to Be Closed Overnight
BANGKOK — A bridge on a main tollway on Chaeng Watthana Road will be closed overnight this week.
Inaction on Bangkok Pollution Risks Toxic Future For All
BANGKOK — Avoiding the capital’s toxic smog has become a primary concern for Thitinan Maitree.
Uber Tipped to Pull Out of Southeast Asia
BANGKOK — Uber is considering pulling out of Southeast Asia and selling operations there to regional competitor Grab, according to news reports.
Pattaya-Bangkok Weekend Air-Conditioned Train to Run in March
BANGKOK — An air-conditioned passenger train will begin operating from the capital to Pattaya next month, state railway authorities said Monday.
German Automakers Face Heat Over Tests on Monkeys, Humans
FRANKFURT, Germany — Public criticism of the German auto industry has escalated after a report that an industry-sponsored entity commissioned a study of the effects of diesel exhaust using monkeys, while another study exposed humans to low levels of one type of air pollutant.
