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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 'sorry' for cycle lane chaos
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/11/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has issued an apology and reopened a lane to traffic in Soi Sukhumvit 39 a day after closing it for a bicycle lane.
City Hall ‘sorry’ for cycle lane chaos
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/11/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has issued an apology and reopened a lane to traffic in Sukhumvit Soi 39 a day after closing it for a bicycle lane.
City blueprint tests governor's green credentials
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/02/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has revised its city plan, drawing the ire of people who fear the imposition of the new zoning rules will have a negative impact on their properties.
Locals seek damages for ruined homes
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/07/2023
» Residents whose homes were damaged by the collapse of an elevated road project on Luang Phaeng Road in Bangkok's Lat Krabang district on July 10 are urging the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to speed up the distribution of compensation and other financial aid.
Safety checks for Khao San nightspots
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/08/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is boosting safety inspections at Khao San Road night entertainment venues in a bid to increase tourist safety.
Residents unhurt by pre-dawn collapse
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/09/2020
» Several rooms in a Bangkok condominium block were damaged when a concrete awning collapsed early yesterday.
Tighter Covid-19 precautions for provinces bordering Myanmar
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/08/2020
» With a new wave of Covid-19 reported in Myanmar, the Interior Ministry has ordered tightened security along the border to prevent illegal immigration, and strict health checks on people arriving through official crossings.
Osaka inspires 'maverick' Utain
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/05/2020
» Veteran politician Utain Shartpinyo is using the issue of mounting rubbish and traffic congestion in the capital as a political platform to garner votes for the Bangkok election next year.
Japanese flood plan floated
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/06/2019
» City Hall should adopt a Japanese idea and build two underground kaem ling water retention areas as a long-term solution to better deal with flooding in Bangkok, according to the rector of a leading technological institute.