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BMA to step up protection for foreign tourists from cheating

February 29, 2024

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Wednesday announced a series of measures to better protect foreign tourists against overcharging by tuktuk and taxi drivers as well as rip-offs by drivers and shops.

Suriya tries to solve Bangkok’s eternal problem of cabbies refusing passengers

February 25, 2024

Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said on Sunday that he has instructed the Land Transport Department to solve the notorious problem of Bangkok taxi drivers refusing passengers during rush hour.

Cabbie returns US$500,000 violin to absent-minded professor

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 01, 2023

A taxi driver returned a vintage, Italian-made violin to its owner who forgot to take the 18-million-baht (US$ 514,0000) instrument with him when he exited his cab on Wednesday night.

Shanghai's oversaturated ride-sharing market squeezes drivers

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2023

Shanghai driver Zhan Jian works up to 17 hours a day to earn the same money he was making only a few months ago working a regular shift, as he competes with an increasing number of Chinese rushing into the ride-hailing industry.

Srettha vows to help taxi drivers if Pheu Thai helms Transport Ministry

FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2023

Pheu Thai Party adviser Srettha Thavisin said on Friday that his party was ready to take charge of the Transport Ministry and rectify problems faced by taxi drivers that have gone unaddressed for a decade.

Taxi driver banned from Suvarnabhumi Airport for taking Taiwanese visitor for a ride

SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023

A taxi driver has been banned from picking up passengers at Thailand’s largest airport for allegedly using a fake list of flat-rate fares to overcharge a Taiwanese visitor for a ride from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to central Bangkok.

Bangkok taxi fares set to rise

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The Department of Land Transport (DLT) on Wednesday gave the green light for a draft of new Bangkok taxi fares to put them in line with the current economic situation. The last adjustment was in 2014.

4 Bangkok cabbies land themselves in trouble as Tourist Police launches crackdown

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Tourist Police launched a crackdown against bad Bangkok cabbies on Monday and immediately arrested four for violating the law.

Cash-strapped cabbies beg govt to reconsider age criteria for handout

TUESDAY, AUGUST 03, 2021

Representatives of the Thai Taxi Network Association met Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin on Monday to plead against a new regulation that makes taxi drivers above the age of 65 ineligible for the 5,000-baht cash handout.

Bangkok cabbie finds perfect way of protecting himself

WEDNESDAY, MAY 05, 2021

A cabbie from the Trumq Taxi company in Bangkok has found a new way of protecting himself – partitioning off the driver’s area with clear plastic.

Nakhon Pathom driver who tested positive for Covid-19 had visited Bang Khae market

MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021

The timeline of a taxi driver in Nakhon Pathom province who tested positive for Covid-19 revealed a connection to Bangkok’s latest hotspot at Bang Khae market.

Netizens mourn anti-coup taxi driver on his death anniversary

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2020

Netizens on Saturday paid tributes to a taxi driver who reportedly rammed his taxi into an Army tank to protest the 2006 coup, and is suspected to have taken his life just months later.

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