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BRT to stop operations at end-April
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/02/2017
» Bangkok's loss-ridden and under-used Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service will close at the end of April, seven years after it was launched, says deputy Bangkok governor Amnoy Nimmano.
City Hall to end Bus Rapid Transit service
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/02/2017
» Bangkok's loss-ridden and unpopular Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service will get the chop at the end of April, seven years after it was launched.
City Hall looks to get to the bottom of BTS lift fiasco
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/01/2017
» Deputy Bangkok governor Amnuay Nimmano has ordered an inspector to figure out why the installation of lifts at its BTS skytrain stations is not complete.
BMA faces suit over lack of skytrain lifts
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/01/2017
» A group of 98 disabled people filed a class-action lawsuit against City Hall yesterday for failing to follow a court order to install enough lifts at its BTS skytrain stations.
Capital poised to discover that it's easy to be green
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/01/2017
» From a bird's eye view, Chatuchak district is dominated by a huge green space. But look closer ... these parks, with their own gates and opening hours, are disconnected which makes it impossible for park goers to enjoy the whole green chunk without interruption from vehicles.
Linking waterways with rail systems could ease traffic woes
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/10/2016
» About seven years ago, Yanyong Boon-Long tried to travel across Bangkok, from east to west, to meet his friends: he ended up stuck in traffic and was two hours late for dinner.
Foggy skies ahead for city chief
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/08/2016
» A flight to South Korea, where embattled Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra was due to attend a Bangkok-Seoul friendship event starting on Thursday, experienced severe turbulence. But it was not so much due to the weather as the regime's order to suspend the governor from his duties.
Green Line work fast-tracked
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/07/2016
» Work is being sped up on the BTS's southern Green Line extension to ensure the project will be finished by next year, two years ahead of its original schedule.
Bangkok makeover on its way
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/07/2016
» Bangkok is taking another step toward its ideal look as the Urban Design and Development Centre (UDDC) has drawn up another bold plan to preserve three original neighbourhoods in Bangkok, citing they have historical and cultural value and unique identities.
Beautiful Thai heritage, culture come under serious threat
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/06/2016
» Walking from Wong Wian Yai BTS station into Soi Krung Thon Buri 2, one is likely to stumble across a nineteenth century Thai-style teak house dwarfed by surrounding skyscrapers.