Front Your Baby Bump For Better Chance of BTS Seats
BANGKOK — Ever debated whether to give up a train seat for a woman who could be pregnant or may just look it? Now the BTS Skytrain operator wants to help with that cognitive dissonance.
Severe Floods Cut Off Southern Provinces, 14 Dead
CHUMPHON — Severe floods continued to plague the south of Thailand on Wednesday, rendering a vital highway impassable to many vehicles while the death toll rose to at least 14 people.
Replacing Vans With Minibuses Won’t Begin by July
BANGKOK — A plan to replace interprovincial vans with minibuses is unlikely to begin by July 1 as expected, officials said Monday, citing different...
‘Overhead Bin’ Thief Suspected of 460,000 Baht In-Flight Theft
BANGKOK — A Chinese national was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing 460,000 baht from a Thai woman aboard a Bangkok-bound flight, and then trying to bribe the police who caught him.
Bangkok Buses to Finally Get Ticket Machines. Here’s How They Work.
BANGKOK — Steely conductors rattling coin collectors and palming torn paper tickets may not be long for Bangkok's buses.
‘Jack Dekfarang’ Apologizes For Taxi Rant Which Riled Phuket
PHUKET — An expat and online personality whose rant about a Phuket tuk-tuk grabbed wide attention was called in by the authorities Monday to deliver a Thai-language mea culpa for getting it wrong.
Transit Authority to Look Into BTS Wheelchair Ramp to Nowhere
SAMUT PRAKAN — Less than two weeks after a slew of new BTS stations opened in southeast metro Bangkok, netizens pointed a glaring oversight...
Demolition of Ratchayothin Overpass Delayed to Wednesday
BANGKOK — A busy overpass remained open early Monday after the beginning of its demolition was postponed to Wednesday.
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.
Driver Fined For Calling Passengers ‘Whores,’ Threatening to Rape Them
BANGKOK — A taxi driver recorded calling young female passengers “whores" and threatening to kill them was fined Tuesday and ordered to undergo three hours of etiquette training.
