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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.
BMA prohibits the use of 'T-steel' in high-rise projects
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/04/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has prohibited the use of heat-treated steel or "T-steel" in its high-rise construction projects pending a thorough quality inspection, a source said.
Buses, dining cruises face safety checks
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/10/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday ordered operators of 13,426 gas-fuelled passenger buses to suspend services pending inspections in the aftermath of last week’s school bus fire tragedy.
Govt mulls penalties for monorail hitches
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/04/2024
» The government is considering whether to pursue contractual remedies from the operators of the city's Pink and Yellow lines following the latest incidents involving the city's monorail lines.
Land bridge megaproject still on the burner
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/09/2023
» Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit has denied putting the brakes on the southern land bridge megaproject worth an estimated 1 trillion baht, though he says a thorough study is required before it can go ahead.
BMA lists Ashton Asoke possibilities
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/08/2023
» Any resolution to Ashton Asoke condominium's legal tussle rests with three applicable sections of a related law, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Chao Phraya bridge to open in 2024
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/03/2023
» Construction of the country's widest river bridge, over the Chao Phraya in Bangkok, is expected to be completed next year.
Row over impeachment bill
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/06/2022
» The National Municipal League of Thailand (NMLT) has called on the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to join in opposing a bill which, if passed, will make it possible to remove local leaders by impeachment.
Authorities deny hundreds caught Covid at Silom market
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/06/2021
» Bangkok's Bang Rak district office has denied reports that 310 people were infected with Covid-19 at Lalai Sap market in Silom and that the market has been ordered closed indefinitely.
Orange Line row back in court
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/02/2021
» The Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTSC) has asked the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases to be brought against the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) over the cancelled bidding for the western extension of the MRT Orange Line.