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November 18, 2009

... plans were in place before going ahead with the project.Among the points brought up by the NACC was that the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA), which is under the Transport Ministry, had proposed the project to the Cabinet as a leasing and maintenance scheme in order to bypass government mechanisms...

October 7, 2009

... according to the prime minister. The toughest nut for Bhum Jai Thai is the Cabinet order for the early retirement of Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) workers. Abhisit said the project would go ahead only if the BMTA made 7,000 jobs redundant when the new buses with their automatic fare collection machines...

September 30, 2009

... 3,517 buses, only 1,858 or 53 per cent are air-conditioned. However, with all 4,000 new buses being air-conditioned, the question is how would the BMTA compete with private operators and maintain a viable number of passengers.In addition, there is the risk of adjusted bus fares following the government...

August 19, 2009

... Authority, which operates the buses, have also been educated about the disease and preventive measures. Thawatchai Thassanathaen, a sen¬ior BMTA official, said the agency had not received the Bt12 million it requested from the Public Health Ministry to carry out the campaign promoting preventive measures...

July 24, 2009

...-general Viraphol Jirapraditkul yesterday said the Oil Fund may sponsor NGV retrofits for 20,000 LPG-driven taxis, at a cost of Bt40,000 each.BMTA to pay shareholders |Bt1.3 billion in dividendsAt a meeting yesterday, shareholders of the Bangkok Mass Transit System approved a dividend of Bt1.3 billion. This...

July 15, 2009

To counter the spread of type-A (H1N1) flu, the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) wants to install alcohol-based hand sanitisers in all its 3,600 buses, a senior official said yesterday.However, acting BMTA director Opas Phetmunee said the high cost of installation and materials meant the BMTA would first seek...

July 3, 2009

The 40 senators believe the new fleet should be run by a company, not the state-owned Bangkok Mass Transit Authority. They say the BMTA has failed to curb corruption and provide quality service to commuters.Senator Paiboon Nititawan said yesterday the bus-leasing project would always face public opposition...

July 1, 2009

... the scheme - but the problem is politicians fear their popularity would plunge if they made the decision against public sentiment , he said.The BMTA union gathered at Government House yesterday calling on the Cabinet to ensure BMTA staff would not lose their jobs through electronic ticketing.The union said...

June 30, 2009

The government should set up a committee chaired by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to develop the BMTA s performance-improvement plan, including the tariff and route structure for public buses, said Pallapa Ruangrong, a member of the Energy Regulatory Commission, which initiated the BMTA rehabilitation plan...