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Food aid schemes to cover entire city
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/04/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to expand the coverage its food security projects to cover more areas in the capital.
WFH urged amid rise in PM2.5
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/02/2024
» Levels of fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) soared in most Bangkok districts on Wednesday, prompting the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to call on state agencies and private organisations to allow their staff to work from home Thursday and Friday.
Storm forecast spurs action
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/05/2023
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt plans to install more water pumps in Bangkok to prevent city floods as weather forecasters predict the capital will see thunderstorms this week.
More krathong floated in Bangkok than last year
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/11/2022
» The number of krathong floated in Bangkok during the festival on Tuesday night was up 42% on last year, City Hall reported on Wednesday.
BMA readies 2.5m sandbags
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/10/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has prepared 2.5 million sandbags to brace for the risk of high water surges from tomorrow until Oct 10 due to the release of flood water from the North, as heavy rain and high tides are forecast.
Millions of sandbags for Bangkok's flood-prone areas
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/09/2022
» A total of 2.5 million sandbags will be distributed to areas in the capital city prone to flooding, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration spokesman Ekwaranyu Amarapal said on Wednesday.
Sub-districts to get disaster zone status
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/09/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt looks set to declare six heavily flooded sub-districts in Lat Krabang district as disaster zones to give victims access to aid from government agencies outside of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Chadchart plans 'flood highway'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/09/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has proposed building a so-called flood highway that would allow run-off from areas upstream of Bangkok to drain faster and directly into the sea.
Chadchart vows no epic flood this year
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/08/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt guaranteed that Bangkok will not experience a repeat of the epic flood in 2011 following his inspection of flood-mitigation work in the capital.
Air pollution returns to Bangkok
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/12/2021
» The annual problem of air pollution has returned to Bangkok, with PM2.5 fine particle dust levels measured above the set safe level of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre at 65 spots at 7am on Wednesday.