Bus Operators Fight Back Against Phatthalung Road Ban
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Bus operators fight back against Phatthalung road ban
Bus operators fight back against Phatthalung road banLegacyBus operators in Thailand’s southern provinces are fuming over a new ban that restricts them from using the Phatthalung-Trang route, which runs through the Khao Phap Pha mountain. The controversial decision sparked outrage among double-decker bus operators, who are demanding that the Transport Ministry and Land Transport Department review the ban for safety reasons. Around 100 operators …
Bus Operators Protest Ministry’s Ban on Double-Decker Coaches Along ‘Risky’ Routes
Picture courtesy of Matichon. A major protest erupted on 4 June, at the Andaman Gateway along the Khao Phap Pha route, as over 100 double-decker buses from across southern Thailand gathered to demonstrate against a controversial government order banning such vehicles from travelling on seven mountainous routes nationwide. The demonstration, led by the Thai Double-Decker Bus Operators Association, was sparked by the Department of Land Tra…
Double-decker bus operators blocked the road in protest and demanded that the Department of Land Transport (DLT) review the order prohibiting double-decker buses from running on Phetkasem Road. June 4, 2025, reporters reported that at the Andaman Gateway rest stop on Phetkasem Road, Khao Phap Pha route, Phatthalung-Trang section, which is the intersection between Tambon Ban Na, Amphoe Srinakarin, Phatthalung Province, and Tambon Chong, Amphoe Na…
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