Thailand transport
BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra ordered public transport in Bangkok to be free for a week from Saturday (Jan 25), as authorities try to reduce traffic and ease the smog that has choked the city for days.
Buses and electric train lines in the capital will be free, Deputy Prime Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said in a briefing in Bangkok on Friday (Jan 24), noting the directive came from the prime minister. The government will compensate operators BTS Group Holdings Pcl and Bangkok Expressway & Metro Pcl, along with the state-controlled bus operator.
