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BMA ups battle to avert river spill
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/10/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is stepping up efforts against flooding along Charoen Krung Road and nearby areas.
Bangkok girds for more heavy rain
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/10/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has asked private company employees to work from home to avoid traffic congestion as heavy rain is forecast across the capital from Wednesday until Friday.
Chadchart vows no epic flood this year
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/08/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt guaranteed that Bangkok will not experience a repeat of the epic flood in 2011 following his inspection of flood-mitigation work in the capital.
Gaps in city flood defence as dam increases discharge
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/07/2022
» City Hall is warning Bangkok residents to brace for possible flooding when the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat increases its discharge rate next month in response to increasing water run-off from upstream provinces during the rainy season.
Gaps in flood wall render Bangkok vulnerable
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/07/2022
» City Hall is warning Bangkok residents to brace for possible flooding when the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat increases its discharge rate next month in response to increasing water run-off from upstream provinces during the rainy season.
Chao Phraya well below flood level in Bangkok
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/09/2021
» The level of the Chao Phraya River remains well below the top of the flood embankments and there is no flooding in any riverside area, the Bangkok governor reassured city residents on Thursday.
Osaka inspires 'maverick' Utain
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/05/2020
» Veteran politician Utain Shartpinyo is using the issue of mounting rubbish and traffic congestion in the capital as a political platform to garner votes for the Bangkok election next year.
Consultancy team defends Chao Phraya riverside plan
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/07/2016
» A project consultancy team for the controversial Chao Phraya promenade has fired back at critics, insisting the design plan will be a collaborative project between locals and experts.
Local fears feed growing hostility to riverside promenade
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/12/2015
» As the government presses ahead with its ambitious project for a riverside promenade, by aiming to complete its pilot section in five years, local residents are uncertain about what concrete benefits the project will bring to their communities.
BMA mulls river promenade uni study
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/11/2015
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is considering hiring a university to conduct a feasibility study for the Chao Phraya promenade project, or the so-called New Landmark of Thailand.