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The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for cash-strapped public bus operator Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) to borrow 7.516 billion baht.

The Land Transport Department (DLT) is making efforts to help commuters get familiar with new bus numbers after receiving a lot of criticism, DLT director-general Jirut Wisanjit said on Tuesday.

Providers of the GrabBike motorcycle taxi service have until July 15 to register their bikes as public transport vehicles, Grab Thailand announced on Monday.

After weeks of lockdown, East China metropolis begins to slowly reopen

The Ministry of Transport has allowed all public transport, such as buses, trains and planes to resume to meet the people's demand for travel, except to some provinces that had not ended the lockdown measures.

People in vulnerable groups, such as elders and the handicapped, are suffering due to vehicle shortage during rush hours despite fewer people than normal using public transport, a survey by Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) revealed.

The Department of Land Transport has instructed all public transport operators to strictly comply with the government and Transport Ministry measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, director-general Jirut Wisanjit said today (April 28), while advising people on ways to prevent the risk of infection while travelling.

About one in seven public transport vehicles have failed safety checks in the first week of a new programme by the Department of Land Transport (DLT).

Beginning on March 1, applicants for licences to drive public transport will have to submit a medical certificate in a form approved by the Medical Council of Thailand.

SEVERAL ORGANISATIONS yesterday launched “Theung Wela Pheuk” [Time to Intervene], a campaign to keep Bangkok safe for females travelling on public transport.

ALL BUS and train commuters in Singapore will have to pay their fares with travel cards by 2020, as part of the country’s “Smart Nation” drive.

Like many people, I love my car. A car is also essential for my work as a doctor, as house-call requests come in at all hours of the day.