The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority has 390 of these NGV-driven buses, but has wiped its hands of the entire deal. (Bangkok Post file photo)The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has scrapped a contract to procure 489 natural gas vehicle (NGV) buses from Bestlin Group. The order was signed Wednesday by deputy permanent secretary for transport Somsak Hommuang, who is acting chief of the BMTA. If the vehicles were made in Malaysia as claimed, Bestlin would be eligible for an import duty exemption of 40%, or 1.2 million baht per bus. This far outpaces the 330 million baht surety it pledged.

Source: Bangkok Post April 12, 2017 22:01 UTC