Low Weekend Fares to Boost Struggling Purple Line
BANGKOK — Until the missing link between the new Purple Line and MRT Bang Sue is completed, passengers will pay a flat rate to travel between any of its 16 stations on weekends and holidays.
Activists Ask Court to Probe City Hall’s Failure to Make BTS Accessible
BANGKOK — Disabled rights activists rallied Thursday to petition the Administrative Court to probe why City Hall has not satisfied a high court order...
China-Laos Railway transports over 10 mln passengers
KUNMING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- As of Tuesday, the China-Laos Railway had operated 20,000 passenger trains and handled 10.3 million passenger trips since its...
Cyclists Get Free Train Rides Saturday For ‘Car Free Day’
BANGKOK — The capital’s two major commuter rail systems will embrace City Hall’s annual Car Free day Saturday, but only for cyclists.
Death in Florida, 21st Caused by Takata Air Bags
Florida officials confirmed Wednesday that 34-year-old Nichol Barker was at least the 21st person to die worldwide due to exploding Takata air bag inflators. She was involved in a relatively minor crash in July but died of a head wound caused by shrapnel that shot out of her 2002 Honda Accord's air bag. Nineteen auto and truck makers are recalling up to 69 million inflators in the U.S. and 100 million worldwide because they can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel at drivers and passengers. The deaths have occurred since May 2009:
Bangkok Buses Get Welfare Card Readers
BANGKOK — The country’s storied click-clacking bus conductors moved closer to extinction Wednesday with installation of the first batch of electronic fare machines.
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.
Train Station’s Opening in Bangkok Ushers in New Travel Era
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand ushered in a new age of train travel on Thursday as Southeast Asia’s biggest railway station officially began operations. The government says the huge, modern development on the edge of central Bangkok will bolster the country’s position as a regional hub and boost its economy.
Officers In Charge of Ayutthaya Deadly Collision Removed
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter
AYUTTHAYA — The police officers investigating Sunday’s deadly collision that left two dead on an Ayutthaya highway have been replaced following criticism they failed to test the driver for alcohol and drug use.
Staff Reporter
AYUTTHAYA — The police officers investigating Sunday’s deadly collision that left two dead on an Ayutthaya highway have been replaced following criticism they failed to test the driver for alcohol and drug use.
BTS Skytrain Free for ‘Bike for Dad’
BANGKOK — Cyclists in Friday’s Bike for Dad event will be able to ride the BTS skytrain for free.
