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City Hall waste-sorting campaign falls flat
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/07/2025
» While the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) gears up to implement a new scheme designed to encourage households to sort out their rubbish, many residents say they are unaware of the changes set to come into effect in about two months' time.
Earth Hour savings top last year's
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/03/2024
» Bangkok residents saved 24.65 megawatts of electricity during this year's Earth Hour campaign, which saw thousands of homes switch off their lights for an hour in the name of raising environmental awareness on Saturday, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration spokesman Aekvarunyoo Amrapala.
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.
Shots site for Bangkokians
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/05/2021
» A website will be launched tomorrow to enable healthy Bangkokians to book their Covid-19 vaccinations.
New rail links to ease jams
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/01/2021
» Hopes are high that this year, Bangkok will see a reduction in traffic congestion and improvements in air quality, as several mass transit systems under construction for the past few years are scheduled to begin limited trial operations.
Gel giveaway planned to curb spread of Covid-19
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/03/2020
» City Hall is planning to give away 800,000 bottles of hand sanitiser gel to select communities in Bangkok, in an attempt to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in the capital, Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said yesterday.
Four districts 'high risk' for dengue fever
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/09/2018
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced four districts as dengue fever-epidemic areas after five deaths among the nearly 6,000 Bangkokians who contracted the mosquito-carried virus this year.
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.
These streets were made for walkin' -- or they soon will be
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/06/2018
» As part of a broader plan to gentrify the Thai capital and upgrade Bangkok's walking streets to meet the standards maintained by key cities around the world, three roads have been selected for a new urban design project called "GoodWalk".
Council pushes wastewater fee
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/01/2018
» City councillors are pushing to pass a much-delayed regulation to collect wastewater treatment fees from Bangkok residents.