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Storm forecast spurs action
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/05/2023
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt plans to install more water pumps in Bangkok to prevent city floods as weather forecasters predict the capital will see thunderstorms this week.
Purple Line plans worry art chiefs
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/04/2023
» The Fine Arts Department has raised concerns over the need to avoid as many historic sites as possible along a new extension of the Purple Line which will run through Bangkok's Rattanakosin Island old town area.
BMA plots relocation
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/03/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will spend about two years moving its headquarters from Sao Chingcha in Phra Nakhon district to its other office in Din Daeng district, ahead of promoting the inner city area as "People Square".
Ambitious plan for SRT land
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/03/2023
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) plans to turn 148 rai of land around Thon Buri railway station into a medical complex with the aim of creating a green environment.
LGBTQ+ couples tie special knot
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/02/2023
» Around 130 couples who identify as LGBTQ+ joined a Valentine's Day marriage registration campaign in Bangkok and Ayutthaya on Tuesday.
'Hidden' temple tour to run until Sunday
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/12/2022
» The government has launched another tour of the city's hidden temples as part of the Unfolding Bangkok event, which will run until next Sunday.
'No faults' in mall's fire systems
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/12/2022
» Pathumwan district officials inspected CentralWorld shopping centre after a fire broke out on the mall's second floor on Saturday and concluded the building's emergency sprinklers and fire alarm systems were working normally.
Apec boosts tourism
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/11/2022
» The popularity of Thai cultural resources got another boost courtesy of visits to major tourist attractions in Bangkok by French President Emmanuel Macron and US Vice President Kamala Harris during the Apec summit.
Chadchart confirms City Hall being relocated
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/10/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will go ahead with its plan to move its head office from the building at Sao Chingcha in Phra Nakhon district to its second office in Din Daeng district, Governor Chadchart Sitthipunt said on Monday.
Governor sees BTS fare plan nixed
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/10/2022
» Bangkok Council has rejected a motion from Governor Chadchart Sittipunt asking it to consider whether City Hall has the authority to collect fares for BTS Green Line extensions.