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Push on for rail 'missing link'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/05/2023
» Pressure is mounting on the operators of Bangkok's Green and Yellow lines to construct a 2.6-kilometre missing link between the two electric train systems to make it easier for commuters to change lines at Ratchayothin and Lat Phrao stations.
Fired up and ready to go
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/07/2014
» The shortage of fire trucks in Bangkok will soon ease as nine used emergency vehicles have been donated by Japan’s Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly (FPA).
Up above the milling crowd
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/07/2014
» In a city where the roads are uneven and the footpaths dominated by vendors, life in a wheelchair can be pretty tough. Many disabled feel they’re being told to either stay home or only get about in a private car.
Saving the Bang Khunthian coast will cost B1.5bn
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/04/2014
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is conducting an environmental impact assessment before investing 1.5 billion baht in its long-delayed breakwater project to stop the receding coastline in Bang Khunthian district.
Battlelines drawn over Asoke elevated road
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/10/2013
» An elevated road project above the heavily congested Asoke Montri Road in Bangkok has been revived to relieve severe traffic problems - but locals continue to oppose it.
NACC probes deeper in fire truck scandal
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/10/2013
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is preparing to further investigate more City Hall officials suspected of being involved in the scandal-plagued fire trucks and boats purchase.
Fire trucks stay idle until dispute over
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/09/2013
» City Hall will not utilise the fire trucks and fire boats at the centre of a procurement scandal until the legal dispute over their purchase is settled by an international arbitrator.
Blue Line construction intrudes on history
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/04/2013
» While many residents are eagerly awaiting the next subway line to ease the agony of commuting, another kind of woe has arisen because of the construction - that of the cost to Bangkok's cultural heritage, in particular in the city's treasured old quarter.
Homeless to get a break
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/08/2012
» Homelessness in Bangkok is hardly at crisis proportions, but to well-intentioned City Hall officials, it is still a problem they want to resolve. And for inspiration, they have turned to New York City.
New bypass gets the nod
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/06/2012
» Motorists caught up in the formidable traffic jams around Ram Intra and Phahon Yothin roads and in the north of the city are being offered a glimmer of hope in the shape of a relatively small bypass.