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Groups urge govt to scrap 4am opening
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/12/2023
» Temperance groups and road safety advocates are urging the government to rethink its plan to allow bars, clubs and other entertainment venues to operate until 4am, saying authorities have not taken the necessary precautions to prevent alcohol-related accidents.
Succour for the homeless
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/05/2022
» With Bangkok's governor election just around the corner, most candidates have highlighted several issues in their campaigns. Yet one topic remains mostly unaddressed -- the homeless.
High-rises skirt law to spring up in narrow sois
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/05/2019
» Due to unscrupulous state officials and greedy real estate developers exploiting legal loopholes, many high-rises manage to spring up in narrow sois in Bangkok, posing environmental problems and safety concerns.
Haze emphasises need to fast-track train projects
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/02/2019
» The air pollution problem is prompting many people, including the government, to place their hopes in the electric train network as a tool to persuade drivers to leave the roads and use public transit.
Tattoo artists to face new guidelines
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/09/2018
» City Hall plans to issue guidelines to set a minimum standard of quality and hygiene for 4,000 tattoo artists in Bangkok, following a 20-year campaign to have their work recognised as a profession.
The unsung heroes of our roads
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/04/2017
» 'Call me a garbage man or a bin man, I don't really mind," said Sawat Kamhom, who is proud of his job keeping Bangkok's dirty, smelly streets clean.
Relief for busy Thon Buri
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/10/2015
» Located on the western side of the Chao Phraya River, Charoen Nakhon and Klong San districts have always been quiet places to live and work. That is ending as the urban sprawl spreads to the Thon Buri side, with condominiums and shopping malls mushrooming along the riverfront and traffic clogging up the roads.
Historic canal feels the pressure of modern life
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/03/2012
» Almost 500 years ago, a royal command was issued for a canal to be dug through a land plot in front of an area that is currently the Tha Phrachan campus of Thammasat University.