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Cabinet approves free-ride budget for BMTA, SRT

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a budget totalling Bt5.8-billion for the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority and State Railway of Thailand to provide free rides on non-air-conditioned public buses and trains.

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