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Chadchart's bold bridge plan
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/01/2026
» On today's fashionable Song Wat Road, where century-old shophouses have lately been reborn as cafes and design studios and the Chao Phraya River slips quietly past, a bridge exists -- for now -- only on paper.
2025 a 'turning point' for Bangkok
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/01/2026
» From a collapsing road to contentious transit debts, tighter pet rules and higher rubbish fees, 2025 marked a turning point in how Bangkok governs itself.
City Hall prepares to consider future of skytrain
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/12/2025
» Bangkok city officials are preparing to consider the future of the skytrain system, as the expiry of the existing 30-year concession is just four years away.
BMA speeds up Lumpini renovations
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/10/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is accelerating renovation work at Lumpini Park in preparation for its 100th anniversary and the centennial commemoration of King Vajiravudh (King Rama VI).
Construction peril demands action
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/10/2025
» Accidents at large-scale construction sites in Thailand occur often -- only to quietly fade from public attention, leaving no trace of lasting accountability.
Bangkok-Beijing ‘friendship caravan’ sets off
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/10/2025
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt raised the flag as an electric vehicle caravan from Bangkok to Beijing got under way on Friday, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Thailand-China diplomatic relations.
Bangkok eyes curbing water monitor numbers
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/02/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is considering measures to control the growing population of water monitors in Lumpini Park and the canal along Rama IV Road.
BMA ends vending in 2 key locations
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/01/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has cancelled street vending at two key locations in Pathumwan district to ensure the capital's pavements remain safe, clean, and accessible.
BMA to offer Muay Thai as an elective in schools
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/06/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is introducing Muay Thai as an elective course in 437 schools it runs to preserve the culture and teach young people about discipline, says city council president Surajit Pongsingwitthaya.
BTSC under pressure to meet bus deadline
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/06/2024
» Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), the BTS Skytrain operator, is racing against time to supply Bangkok's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) electric buses and have them up and running by the Sept 1 deadline.