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BMA workers fight to counter spate of manhole cover thefts
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/05/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday held a meeting with all relevant agencies to come up with measures to prevent the theft of manhole covers and to boost pedestrian safety along pavements across the city.
Manhole cover theft prevention takes on new urgency
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/05/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is looking to come up with urgent measures to prevent manhole cover thefts and improve pedestrian safety along pavements across the city.
Pavements must be safe
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/05/2024
» About two weeks ago, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) launched a project to upgrade the city's footpaths. The plan is to start the work along 16 routes which bisect the city's busiest areas, before improving some 1,000 kilometres of pavements across the city.
Family of tube well victim seeking B10m in damages
Published on 04/05/2024
» The family of the man who died after falling into a tube well on Lat Phrao Road on Friday is looking to sue the agency responsible for 10 million baht in damages.
Man dies after falling into well in Lat Phrao
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/05/2024
» A man died after falling into a 15-metre-deep tube well on a road divider in Bangkok's Lat Phrao district on Friday.
Man dies after falling into tube well in Lat Phrao
Online Reporters, Published on 03/05/2024
» A 59-year-old man died after falling into a 15-metre-deep tube well on a road divider in Lat Phrao district of Bangkok on Friday.
Taking on Bangkok's punishing heat
Oped, Danny Marks, Published on 03/05/2024
» As scorching temperatures blanket Thailand, setting new records in several regions, Bangkok and its outskirts are enduring the full force of the relentless heatwave. Bangkok sizzled under a heat index exceeding 52C on Tuesday, a measure that combines temperature and humidity to reflect how hot it actually feels. Tragically, heat-related fatalities in the country have reached 30 this year alone. A recent study reveals the unequal impact of urban heat intensity on Bangkok's residents, with lower-income individuals facing heightened heat stress during daily activities and rest.
Bangkok, Kunming Councils Sign MOU for Enhanced Cooperation
Published on 02/05/2024
» Mr Wirat Meenchainunt, Chairman of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council, Mrs Chayada Vipattipumiprates The First Vice-Chairman of the Bangkok Metropolitan Council, along with members of the Bangkok Council and relevant government officials paid a courtesy call on the Chairman of the Kunming City People's Council and attended the signing ceremony of the revised Memorandum of Understanding on Strengthening Cooperation and Friendly Relations (MOU) together with Mr Yang Zhengxiao, Chairman of the Kunming City People's Council. Moreover, the Kunming People's Congress delegation attended to witness the signing ceremony.
Street vendors banned from Lang Suan Rd
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/04/2024
» Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has cleared street vendors from the footpaths along Lang Suan Road in Pathumwan district in a move to return the sidewalks to pedestrians.
BMA to turn 86-rai plot into wetland park
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/04/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is turning an 86-rai land plot on the eastern side of Bangkok into a "wetland forest" to offer clean air and more green spaces for urban residents.