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Songkran public transport systems 'holding up,' ministry says
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/04/2024
» About 5.6 million travellers have used public transport during this year's Songkran festival, an increase of 1% on the same period last year, says the Transport Ministry.
Saen Saep e-boat trial disappoints
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/04/2022
» Ridership on the electric boats plying the Wat Si Bun Ruang-Min Buri district office route fell below the expected target as commuters opted instead for faster-moving vessels, according to City Hall.
BMA to test electric boats
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/02/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will next Monday begin a six-month test run of its new boat service in Klong Saen Saep, where 12 electric vessels will operate on an extended route from Wat Si Bun Ruang to the Min Buri district offices.
Saen Saep boat fares to rise
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/01/2022
» Fares for the Khlong Saen Saep boat service in Bangkok will go up by one baht from Jan 14, the ferry operator Krom Krua Khonsong announced on Monday.
Flood-works rile Nong Chok residents
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/07/2020
» Residents of Bangkok's Nong Chok district have cried foul over construction of a flood embankment along Klong Saen Saep which they said has caused land to subside.
Famous Bangkok boat service to limit passengers
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/04/2020
» The popular canal boat service on Khlong Saen Saep canal will impose social-distancing measures by limiting the number of passengers sit in each boat.
Heavy rains grind capital to a halt
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/06/2019
» Over two hours of heavy downpours yesterday afternoon led to massive flooding which caused traffic to come to a standstill across Bangkok and the surrounding areas.
BMA on defensive amid tunnel backlash
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/10/2017
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has defended its giant drainage tunnels, saying they at least "speed up" the drainage of flood water in the capital.
Boat plan struggles to stay afloat
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/06/2017
» Only eight months after an incident in which a man fell off a passenger boat in Klong Saen Saep, the familiar scene of passengers rushing in and out of commuter boats, trying to avoid falling into the canal, seems to have returned.
BMA determined to solve capital's canal woes
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/12/2016
» Preventing water pollution is much better than looking for a solution to solve it. This is a lesson learned by members of the Koh Klang community in Klong Toey district from a waterway restoration programme initiated by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).