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Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob presided over the launch of a project to install anti-Covid partitions in Bangkok taxis on Thursday.

The “taxi graveyard” at the Boworn Taxi Cooperative in Bangkok has been turned into a vegetable garden, staff members planting veg on the vehicles’ roofs.

The Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to maintain the VAT rate at 7 per cent for another two years from October 1, 2021, to September 30, 2023. The 7 per cent rate of value-added tax will be collected on sales of goods, services, and all imports (or 6.3 per cent excluding local taxes), said government spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek.

The Cooperative Promotion Department has tied up with several agencies to offer free parking spots as well as low-interest loans to help cabbies and taxi cooperatives survive the Covid-19 crisis.

A good Samaritan taxi driver came to the rescue of a man who collapsed on a sidewalk on Pracha Songkhro Road Soi 39 in Din Daeng district after witnesses and police were afraid to provide assistance, fearing he might be infected with Covid-19.

A foreign traveller’s Facebook post about taxi fares in Phuket being jacked up went viral on Monday after it was shared by another Facebook user Nattakorn Ruengroj.

Police have arrested an abusive Bangkok taxi driver after a quick-thinking victim snapped his number plate and used it to link him to other attacks.

New Yorks yellow cabs are making a comeback. A driver shortage at Uber and Lyft has left city riders frustrated with high fares and long wait times, leading many to step off the curb and raise a hand.

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft regulation proposed by the Transport Ministry allowing people to register their personal vehicles for commercial use.

A survey conducted by Thammasat University showed that 92.3 per cent of respondents want the Transport Ministry to issue legal licences to call taxi services such as Grab.

The Royal Gazette website on Wednesday published a Transport Ministry announcement that extends the service life of taxis from nine to 12 years, to be effective retroactively from January 21.

Major taxi operator Nihon Kotsu Co. is introducing a new type of plastic barrier for its fleet to prevent airborne droplets amid the prolonged novel coronavirus pandemic.