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Don’t fall prey to unscrupulous cabbies at Chatuchak Bus Terminus, warns Transport Co

March 02, 2024

Transport Co Ltd, a state enterprise under the Transport Ministry, has announced that it has no policy allowing taxi drivers to charge 50 baht extra for picking up passengers at Bangkok’s Chatuchak Bus Terminus.

Motorbike taxi drivers near BTS stations can now buy EV bikes on hire-purchase contracts

November 04, 2023

The Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) has established a new subsidiary, “Smart EV Bike Co Ltd”, to venture into the electric motorcycle hire purchase business.

Govt cushion for rising cost of living ‘not enough’, survey finds

FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2022

Many street vendors and taxi drivers said they are not satisfied with government measures aiming to cushion low-income earners from the impact of rising oil prices, a survey conducted by The Nation has learned.

Draft law sees fine jump to Bt5,000 for taxi drivers who refuse passengers

TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 2019

Taxi drivers who refuse passengers, as well as their respective taxi garage owners, will be subject to heavier fines under a new law created from merging and revising two previous outdated laws.

Taxi drivers protest Tada’s carpooling services

MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2019

An increasing number of mobility startups have released their business plans for ride-hailing services in cooperation with car rental companies in South Korea, further stoking controversy in the competition with the conventional taxi industry.

Andy Hui scandal: Hong Kongers worry about their own privacy in taxis

SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2019

Did the taxi driver break any law in selling a 16-minute video of Andy Hui's hanky-panky with Jacqueline Wong to newspaper Apple Daily?

405 taxi drivers violated the law in October

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2018

The Land Transport Department found that 405 out of 10,056 taxis in Bangkok violated the law in October, the department chief said on Saturday.

Taxi drivers to descend on Transport Ministry demanding fare hike

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 06, 2018

About 100 taxi drivers are planning to mass at the Transport Ministry next month to demand an increase in the fare structure and a ban on Grab and other foreign ride-hailing services.

Bangla lady boy caught stealing tourists’ wallets

MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2018

A lady boy was taken to Patong police station after being caught by tuk-tuk and taxi drivers for allegedly stealing tourists’ wallets on Bangla Road early on Monday.

‘Robbed’ woman apologises for damaging taxi drivers’ reputation

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2018

A woman who has confessed to filing a false complaint with police claiming a taxi driver had robbed her, has apologised for damaging the reputation of all taxi drivers.

Taxi drivers still fleecing tourists at the airport

THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018

We have just enjoyed a great holiday in beautiful Phuket. On our way back, the comfort of Thai International business class helped us to forget the trauma of loading and reloading our luggage at the entrance to Phuket Airport. This system is hell: my last experience like this was in the Communist Bloc of the 1970s.

Tourist Police vow crackdown on taxi drivers’ scams

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Tourist Police acting deputy commissioner Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakpal on Wednesday vowed to step up its crackdown on taxi drivers who take advantage of foreign tourists.

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