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Songkran celebrations to return after 3-year pause
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/03/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will organise a major event to celebrate this year's Songkran festival after a three-year pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Tuesday.
City to rezone nightspots
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/08/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to work with the Metropolitan Police Bureau to revise zoning for night entertainment venues.
Anti-speeding crusaders rev up 'informant' campaign
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/05/2017
» Bangkok residents have been encouraged to act as informants and report city locations where speeding vehicles are most prevalent, in a bid to curb road accident casualties.
Longer pub hours 'need hearings'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/11/2023
» Public hearings and some regulation amendments will be needed before night entertainment venues in key tourist districts can stay open until 4am, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Move Forward slams holiday booze ban
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/06/2023
» The ban on the sales of alcoholic beverages during Buddhist holidays has sparked a heated debate between advocates and critics of the law -- including the Move Forward Party, which is campaigning for the end of the ban.
BMA lists alcohol-free areas
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/04/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will name 35 alcohol-free locations in 24 districts to curb the number of accidents and deaths during the upcoming Songkran Festival.
City Hall revives Songkran events
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/03/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will organise a major event to celebrate Songkran next month after a three-year pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Tuesday.
BMA says 'no' to pot hub at Khao San Rd
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/07/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has firmly rejected calls from business owners to turn Khao San Road into Thailand's cannabis hub.
Prison labour hired to clean Bangkok's drains
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/06/2022
» City Hall has approved a Department of Corrections proposal to use prison labour to clean the sewers throughout Bangkok and improve flood drainage, starting on July 1.
BMA eases curbs on meetings and booze
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/03/2022
» Businesses can once again hold conferences, seminars and other events at hotels, exhibition venues and shopping centres starting today, as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has agreed to further ease disease control measures put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the capital.