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Beijing airport inspires push for AI system
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/05/2024
» The Ministry of Transport may adopt artificial intelligence (AI) to improve airport management in Thailand, as part of the government's plan to make the country a regional aviation hub.
BMA explains 'stinky' chemical cocktail
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/03/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) clarified that an unpleasant odour detected in many parts of the capital last night was caused by a sudden change of weather mixed with chemical reactions involving pollutants in the air.
WFH urged amid rise in PM2.5
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/02/2024
» Levels of fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) soared in most Bangkok districts on Wednesday, prompting the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to call on state agencies and private organisations to allow their staff to work from home Thursday and 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.
Old city walkway to get a facelift
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/04/2021
» Communities near an elevated walkway on Witthayu Road appear optimistic about City Hall's plan to spend about 260 million baht on redesigning a two-decade old, 1.3-kilometre bridge into the so-called Bangkok Green Bridge.
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.
Thammasat University to collaborate on new 'smart city'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/03/2020
» Universities and their buildings and infrastructure are more than just the physical space where students and their professors meet for lectures.
Capital's urban caterers receive a helping hand
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/11/2019
» Bangkok's street food scene made headlines recently but not for the cuisine on offer. For the last few years, the future of the capital's street eateries has become increasingly precarious after the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) -- with the endorsement of the junta-appointed government at that time -- floated a campaign called "Returning Pavements to Pedestrians" two years ago. Part of the action plan involved clearing street food from major areas across 50 districts.
'Skycycle lane' offers elevated congestion-free travel
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/09/2019
» In a bid to promote the use of bicycles for daily transport, Smart City Innovative Research Academy (Scira), a think-tank on urban development under King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang has come up with an idea it calls "The Skycycle Project".
City plan draws concern from public
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/05/2019
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is being urged to prioritise public interest over commercialism, according to sentiments expressed yesterday at the final public hearing on the drafting of a new city plan.