Green light expected for US$1.74billion Bangkok bus plan

BANGKOK ~ The Thai government cabinet is expected to give the go-ahead later this week for a US$1.74 billion plan to lease-purchase 6,000 buses that will run on natural gas, replacing a similar number of diesel-driven vehicles over an 18-month period.
The plan, which was first mooted in August 2006, calls for the introduction of 3,000 [...]