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Revitalised city park gets rave reviews
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/03/2026
» Bangkok's Lumpini Park -- long regarded as the city's green heart -- is undergoing a quiet but significant transformation.
Growing city eyesore
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/01/2026
» Inside Soi Ruam Rudi in Pathumwan district, two luxury high-rise buildings now stand sealed and silent, encircled by metal fencing and waiting for demolition.
Thailand's Land Bridge falls flat
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/07/2025
» As Thailand's political future hangs in the balance, so too does one of the country's most ambitious mega-infrastructure proposals: the Land Bridge Project, envisioned as a transformative logistics corridor linking the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea.
BMA moves to amend city rules
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/04/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will amend its 40-year-old BMA Act to modernise urban governance while enhancing the city's administrative efficiency, it says.
Aeroflot plane makes emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/02/2025
» A Moscow-bound Boeing 777-300ER operated by Aeroflot Airlines, with 346 people onboard, made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi airport on Monday night following a landing gear problem.
Bangkok slow to enforce new speed limit
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/02/2025
» A new speed limit has been in effect in Thailand's capital for more than a month but traffic police are still waiting for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to install artificial intelligence security cameras to help them enforce it.
Locals resist Bangkok tunnel option
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/07/2024
» Residents have opposed the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat)'s proposal to construct an underground route to replace a controversial section of the N1 Expressway development after a 17-month initial feasibility study.
Wage hikes stir discontent
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/05/2024
» To mark International Labour Day on Wednesday, academics and labour activists have stepped up their calls on the government to increase minimum daily wages for workers nationwide following rises in parts of 10 provinces that took effect on April 13.
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.
Songkran 'to make biggest splash yet'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/02/2024
» Bangkok is gearing up for this year's celebrations of Songkran, expected to be more extravagant than ever before as the water festival will be organised as part of the government's promotion of Thailand's soft power.