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Court calls halt to BMA's river promenade project
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/02/2020
» The Administrative Court on Wednesday ordered the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to halt development of a 57-kilometre promenade along the Chao Phraya River.
City Hall promises to decide on promenade in 5 more months
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/12/2019
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) insisted on Tuesday that it will spend five more months gathering public opinions before making a final decision on the controversial Chao Phraya Riverside promenade.
Activist network slams Chao Phraya promenade project
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/12/2019
» Activists from 35 groups have voiced their strong opposition to the planned Chao Phraya Riverside Promenade project that City Hall claims no-one any longer objects to.
Riverbank promenade 'ready to rise'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/11/2019
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has broken a year-long silence on its contentious Chao Phraya Riverside Promenade project by announcing most obstacles have been overcome and construction will begin once it receives a budget.
Road 4 years in making
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/10/2019
» The 5.5-billion baht Srinakarin-Rom Klao Road -- a 12-kilometre long road which links Hua Mak Road to Rom Klao Road in eastern Bangkok -- opened to the public on Thursday, four years after construction began.
'Skycycle lane' offers elevated congestion-free travel
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/09/2019
» In a bid to promote the use of bicycles for daily transport, Smart City Innovative Research Academy (Scira), a think-tank on urban development under King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang has come up with an idea it calls "The Skycycle Project".
2020 budget to fund five 'key aspects'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/06/2019
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will use the budget it has requested for the upcoming fiscal year to improve five key aspects of people's lives in the capital, says Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang.
Rubbish rates not that bad, residents say
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/05/2019
» The city administration is convinced city residents will be not burdened by the new household garbage waste handling fee that will start in October.
High-rises skirt law to spring up in narrow sois
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/05/2019
» Due to unscrupulous state officials and greedy real estate developers exploiting legal loopholes, many high-rises manage to spring up in narrow sois in Bangkok, posing environmental problems and safety concerns.