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Four motorway projects worth B140bn proposed
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/02/2024
» The Department of Highways will seek cabinet approval for four motorway projects valued at 140 billion baht this year, according to its director-general, Piyapong Jiwattanakulpaisarn.
Accidents in public spaces spur safety push
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/01/2024
» A campaign to set up an independent agency to promote public safety in the wake of a series of alarming accidents at construction and civic amenity sites is under way.
ThaiBev donates 200,000 more eco-friendly blakets
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/10/2023
» Thai Beverage Plc (ThaiBev) has donated another 200,000 blankets made from recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles to remote communities in 15 provinces.
Land bridge megaproject still on the burner
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/09/2023
» Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has denied putting the brakes on the southern land bridge megaproject worth an estimated 1 trillion baht, though he says a thorough study is required before it can go ahead.
BMA starts courting Grey Line investors
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/03/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is seeking private companies interested in investing in its Grey Line monorail project as construction is due to begin in 2026.
Temple to be site for Covid isolation
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/04/2021
» The National Health Commission Office (NHCO), Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and related networks are collaborating to set up the first community isolation centre at a temple to isolate Covid-19 patients from a crowded community in the Klong Toey area. It is expected to open tomorrow.
Truckies ask court to stop daytime ban on city entry
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/11/2020
» Operators of l arge commercial vehicles will ask the Administrative Court to overturn a ban on them entering the capital city during daytime, which the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has prescribed in a bid to reduce air pollution.
No end in sight: Bangkok's flood problem to persist
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/09/2020
» Nine years after the epic flood of 2011, the upper-eastern part of Bangkok -- the low-lying and flood-prone area -- is still as vulnerable as ever to inundation as City Hall might not be able to develop six flood catchment projects there as planned.
Clearing the path to a walkable city
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/05/2018
» Bangkok's pavements are notoriously filthy, bumpy and riddled with obstacles such as potholes, food carts and unused phone booths. It is hard to imagine walking along the city's streets with ease.
A Bangkok 'water park' unlike any other
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/02/2018
» A sand-carrying barge on the Chao Phraya could be converted into a "floating park" to add another recreational option for the city's residents and visitors as they take in sweeping views of the riverbanks and beyond.