The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) had already decided to shut down the BRT service, but didn't reckon with online campaigns to keep it going. (Bangkok Post file photo)City Hall has decided to continue operating the loss-ridden Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service with a new fare of 15 baht per ride. Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said scrapping the service would inconvenience around 25,000 passengers who use the BRT every day. Originally announced during former Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin's electoral campaign in 2004, the service kicked off in May 2010, during the first term of former Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra. When we collected 10 baht, our earnings were 50 million baht a year," said Pol Gen Aswin.

Source: Bangkok Post March 27, 2017 21:56 UTC