Pattaya Motorbike Taxi Drivers Arrested for Attacking Foreigner Over Parking Spot

Motorcycle taxi in Bangkok.
Motorbike taxi in Thailand. The drivers are waiting for customers. The Volkswagen in the back turns into a bar at nighttime. Photo: Photo: Tore Bustad / flickr.

Two motorbike taxi drivers, commonly referred to as “Win,” in Pattaya, were arrested on Monday, January 1st, 2024, following a physical assault against a foreign [Read More…]

Pattaya Motorcycle Taxi Rider Who Allegedly Threatened Passenger With a Knife Over 40 Baht Arrested

Motorcycle taxi driver in Bangkok.
Motorbike taxi driver in Thailand. Photo: Igor Ovsyannykov / Pixabay.

Pattaya Police yesterday arrested a Thai motorcycle taxi rider who allegedly threatened foreign passengers with a knife over a fare disagreement. Motorbike taxi driver shot [Read More…]

Pattaya motorcycle taxi riders hold rally and demand further crackdown on unlicensed ride-share app drivers

Motorcycle taxi in Thailand
Motorcycle taxi in Thailand. Photo: Wikimedia.

Motorcycle taxi riders in Pattaya demanded a crackdown on unlicensed ride-share app drivers for reportedly stealing “their” passengers. More than 100 motorcycle taxi riders on [Read More…]

Demerit point system for Thailand’s public transport drivers from December 1

Chinese bus in Bangkok
Golden Dragon bus in China town, Bangkok. Photo: trolleyfan.

Starting December 1st, Thailand’s Land Transport Department will begin using a demerit point system for public transport drivers of buses, taxis, tuk-tuks, and motorcycle taxis, [Read More…]