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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 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.
K-pop's Lisa takes crown in bustling city of plenty
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/12/2024
» Amid a wealth of news and catchy headlines from Bangkok in 2024, the 'Bangkok Post' picked five of the most noteworthy to cap the year.
The rise and fall of Klong Ong Ang
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/03/2024
» Photos showing the sorry state of Klong Ong Ang -- a canal in Bangkok's Samphanthawong that was once touted as an example of successful urban revitalisation -- recently trended on social media, sparking fears that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) under governor Chadchart Sittipunt is no longer interested in the project.
Motorway link's toll-free
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/12/2023
» Motorists can drive free of charge on a new section of a motorway linking Nonthaburi's Bang Yai district with Kanchanaburi province over the New Year holiday period until next Wednesday.
Chadchart denies tree cull on canal
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/09/2023
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has denied any intention to cut down 368 Spanish cherry trees in Sathon district to pave the way for renovation work.
Keeping lives on track
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/07/2023
» Chao Kerdaree sits on a bench between two rail tracks, facing a row of shanty houses. Soon his family and another 100 more will be forcibly evicted from their Bun Romsai community built along a one-kilometre rail track in Phaya Thai district.
Smiles all round at bus launch
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/01/2023
» Two more bus routes -- No.38 and No.48 -- will be operated by electric public buses as the Transport Ministry attempts to push clean energy for public transport, said Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob yesterday.
Khao San New Year countdown cancelled
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/12/2022
» The New Year’s Eve countdown on Khao San Road will be cancelled in light of the current “fragile” mood, but entertainment venues in the popular tourist hangout will be open as usual, a local business leader says.
Bypass from Central regions to South due in 2025, says dept
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/11/2022
» The Department of Highways (DoH) has unveiled the progress made so far on its plan to upgrade the Cha-am Road or Highway No.37 bypass with a budget of 7 billion baht to ease congestion and boost the economy and tourism.