June 1, 2010
Bangkok’s new Rapid Transport Bus System debuts. Saturday May 29th saw the opening of the first BRT (Bus Rapid Transport) route in Bangkok, running from Sathorn Station (BTS Chong Nonsri) to Rajapruek Station. The 15.9 km route has 12 stops and the estimated time from one end of the line to the other is 30 [...]
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May 23, 2010
Bangkok hotel re-opening round-up. Photo © Richard Barrow Over the past few weeks many hotels in the central Bangkok area were forced to close due to the continuing anti-government protesters camped out in the Ratchadamri Road/Silom area. Since the dispersal of the “red shirts” late last week, the residents of Bangkok have started to pick [...]
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