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BMA backs land grab for flyover
News, Published on 29/11/2020
» City Hall on Saturday defended its plan to expropriate land in Chatuchak district to make way for a planned flyover that would give buses a better connection to the nearby Don Muang tollway.
BTS bid must bring benefit
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/11/2020
» Transparency and public interest must be a priority when the government decides whether or not it will extend Bangkok Mass Transit System’s (BTSC) concession for the skytrain’s Green Line. Last week, the cabinet withheld its approval to extend BTSC’s concession for 30 more years, as proposed by Interior Minister, Anupong Paojinda, following strong opposition from the Transport Ministry.
Smart City project a source of conflict
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/11/2020
» The row over a plan to purchase land from a community behind the old Mor Chit Bus Terminal to build an elevated road as part of a "smart city" project around the mass transit station has raised questions about the way the state spends taxpayer money on land expropriation.
Come clean on Mor Chit
Oped, Editorial, Published on 14/11/2020
» Last week, a group of residents in Soi Vibhavadi 5 staged a protest against the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration for a land appropriation bid that will swallow their houses and property near the Skytrain depot, formerly the Mor Chit bus terminal, in order to accommodate an elevated road construction project. The residents vowed to take the agency to the Administrative Court.
Nutters on loose?
Oped, Postbag, Published on 12/11/2020
» Re: "Using force is no way to defend the monarchy", (Opinion, Nov 11).
Terminal to stay, vows bus operator
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/11/2020
» The Mor Chit bus terminal is to stay put for the foreseeable future.
Residents oppose Mor Chit bus terminal relocation
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/11/2020
» A group of residents living in a community behind the old Mor Chit bus terminal in Bangkok have submitted a letter to the Transport Ministry opposing a land expropriation order and a reported plan -- denied by the Ministry -- to relocate the bus terminal back to the old site opposite Chatuchak Market.
Residents fight BMA's bus station relocation plan
News, Published on 08/11/2020
» A community living behind the old Mor Chit bus station plans to go to court to protest a land expropriation order, which they say is illegal as it serves commercial interests.
Cabinet gives nod for MRT land appropriation bills
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/10/2020
» The cabinet has in principle approved eight draft land appropriation bills that would allow the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to improve the accessibility of public transportation for the general public, especially those with disabilities, if passed.
Cops stop B6m gold-heist suspect escaping to Laos
News, Published on 30/09/2020
» A man wanted in connection with a 6-million-baht gold robbery in Bangkok was caught in Loei on Tuesday, trying to sneak across the border into Laos.