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Bangkok Railway Station, more commonly known as Hua Lamphong, in Bangkok. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Commuters and historians seek emergency brake for plans to shut Bangkok’s beloved Hua Lamphong Station

November 25, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Though most Bangkok commuters travel by Skytrain or MRT, some 10,000 still take the train daily to the capital’s Hua Lamphong Railway Station – and can’t help but dread the…

This photo taken on August 27, 2021 shows taxi drivers waiting for customers at Bangkok Railway Station, more commonly known as Hua Lamphong, in Bangkok. The vast majority of services of the station at Hua Lamphong will move to a new rail hub on the capital’s northern outskirts later this year.

Demerit point system for Thailand’s public transport drivers from Dec 1

November 18, 2021
by Mintra Adair
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Starting December 1st, Thailand’s Land Transport Department will begin using a demerit point system for public transport drivers of buses, taxis, tuk-tuks, and motorcycle taxis, with the ability to suspend…

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Interprovincial travel restrictions for ‘Dark Red’ zone begin Wednesday

July 21, 2021
by Hathai Techakitteranun
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Thailand’s Department of Land Transport announced today (Wednesday) that all interprovincial public transport services have been suspended for the 13 provinces under maximum control and restrictions, in accordance with the…

An on-demand autonomous bus developed by ST Engineering arrives at a bus stop at the start of a trial run from Singapore Science Park 2 to Haw Par Villa MRT station in Singapore on January 26, 2021. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)

Singapore launches new self-driving bus trial

January 28, 2021
by Tulip Naksompop Blauw
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Singapore has moved a step closer to a driverless public transport network with the launch of a new trial of self-driving buses. Orderly and high-tech, the Asian city-state has become…

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CCSA panel to allow sport spectators and entry of Chinese fruit traders

August 7, 2020
by Kasipat Wongvitayakamjorn
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The CCSA’s panel considering the easing of lockdown restrictions has agreed to allow spectators to attend sports events and to allow Chinese traders to enter Thailand to buy Thai fruit…

PM Prayut hints at suspending public transport to curb virus spread

March 31, 2020
by Kitipat Chuensukjit
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Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hinted today that he might order a scale-down or suspension of public transport if the rate of new COVID-19 infections does not show a sustained…

Public transport to Phuket, Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat suspended until further notice

March 30, 2020
by Kasipat Wongvitayakamjorn
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Thailand’s Land Transport Department has suspended, until further notice, all public transport to Phuket, Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, following reports of the rapid spread of COVID-19. The department’s director-general, Mr….

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