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Kittiratt wants free bus rides for students, elderly, armed forces vets

Published: 7 Oct 2012 at 00.00
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Senior citizens, students and retired armed forces personnel could soon enjoy free city-wide bus travel under a proposal by Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong.

Mr Kittirat wants these groups to travel for free on all bus routes.

Currently, certain bus services are free for everyone under renewable temporary terms.

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jgriff
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Discussion 6 : 07 Oct 2012 at 23.556
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The BMTA has about 7.2 billion baht in assets, while it is 78 billion baht in debt

Where do these officals go to school? By all means give free bus rides. Lets make the bet larger. Hello Greece here we come.
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victor Careford

Discussion 5 : 07 Oct 2012 at 19.055
More vote buying, populist clap-trap! Is that the best you've got?
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Discussion 4 : 07 Oct 2012 at 14.174
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D2 : No freebee's for aliens.
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Discussion 3 : 07 Oct 2012 at 14.093
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Oh Goodie.. Does this mean that ACM Sukumpol and all the Generals can have free bus travel. But not Abhisit because according to the reds he was a draft dodger
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Discussion 2 : 07 Oct 2012 at 13.432
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I assume that foreign residents would not be eligible for free bus rides, in the same way that the BTS skytrain has reduced fares for the elderly, but ONLY if they are Thai.
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Discussion 1 : 07 Oct 2012 at 08.201
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With compulsory military service I assume for men, you leave out women unless they are students or elderly. Of course, a Thai man come up with this idea.
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