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New project to help riders switch to EVs
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/02/2026
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has partnered with the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) on a project to support motorcycle taxi riders in switching to electric vehicles.
Sixth Thai-Lao bridge on track following talks, design tweaks
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/02/2026
» The Department of Highways has confirmed that construction of the sixth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge is set to begin in 2029, following financing talks and design adjustments on the Lao side.
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.
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.
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.
Court awards B11bn to BTS in Green Line case
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/09/2025
» The Administrative Court has ruled that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Krung Thep Thanakom Co Ltd must pay 11 billion baht to Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Co Ltd (BTS) for operating and maintaining the extended sections of the Green Line electric skytrain.
Homeless targeted by mule account brokers
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/09/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has stepped up efforts to prevent homeless people from being lured into opening "mule accounts" following reports that brokers are paying 500–5,000 baht to use their identities.
M81 to fully open by end of this year
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/08/2025
» The Department of Highways (DoH) has announced that the M81 motorway, connecting Bang Yai to Kanchanaburi, will be fully operational by the end of this year.
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.
Double-track rail upgrades to go ahead
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/06/2025
» The Ministry of Transport is pressing ahead with the second phase of double-track railway development with a total length of 1,249 kilometres and an estimated investment of 297.9 billion baht.