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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.
Man of the people: Chadchart shapes up
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/12/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt -- the city's first elected chief in nine years -- remains popular with the public since he secured a landslide victory in the gubernatorial election in May.
Governor gets 99-day review
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/09/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has received mixed responses from scholars after 99 days in the job.
Street stalls cleared from Chatuchak
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/09/2014
» Illegal street vendors have been banned from setting up near Chatuchak weekend market as officials continued their drive to reclaim city footpaths on Friday.
Life in the bike lane
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/07/2014
» When Supannee Homsuwan saw a white bicycle logo painted on the ground of a small soi off Charoen Krung Road, she knew the narrow lane would lead her back to somewhere she could recognise.
BMA’s security camera drive is out of focus
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/07/2014
» One afternoon, Nuntawat Luangaroon, 34, rode his bicycle to do an errand at a Phaholyothin Road shopping mall.
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.
‘Happiness’ returns to Victory Monument
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/06/2014
» It was hot, but the crowd at Victory Monument didn’t seem to mind as Sgt Chamnan Rungruang told jokes while unofficially kicking off the “Return Happiness to the Public” event thought up by the coup-makers yesterday afternoon.
Crowds dash home before curfew starts
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/05/2014
» Public reaction to the coup is mixed. Some said they feared violence while others agreed with the army's decision to stage the coup. But most rushed home after the curfew announcement.
New canal boat service gets under way
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/04/2014
» Commuter chaos is not sparing the Thonburi side of Bangkok, but an initiative by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is giving public transport users better and more convenient choices.