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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.
Victory Monument slated for overhaul
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/09/2025
» Bangkok's Victory Monument will undergo a major revamp, the largest in 20 years, which will transform public transportation infrastructure, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Bangkok pavements to get a facelift
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/04/2024
» City Hall will give Bangkok’s pavements a facelift, in a pilot project to be carried out on 16 roads with a combined pavement length of up to 86 kilometres.
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.
City Hall builds rafts to trap canal rubbish
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/08/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is incorporating local wisdom in its effort to deal with rubbish in the capital's canals, by building bamboo rafts to snare trash initially along Khlong Prem Prachakorn.
Locals unite to oppose bridge over historic canal
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/06/2020
» Bridge projects are often welcomed by communities. Yet a bridge built across the historic Khlong Maha Sawat canal has won nothing but brickbats from residents in the two communities connected by the structure -- Taling Chan district in Bangkok and Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province.
Chatuchak vendors get help
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/06/2019
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has decided to waive rental fees for a year for operators of 110 stalls in Chatuchak market who were victims of a fire on Sunday night, Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on Sunday.
BMA rushes to finish Sanam Luang landscaping project
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/10/2018
» The bulk of the work to improve Sanam Luang's landscape following important state events is proceeding with the deadline being rushed to next month, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Battling through the blazes
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/05/2018
» Manop Khayanganna, 31, has on several occasions worked side by side with Chakkrit Khongkom, 37, a veteran firefighter whom he counts as his mentor.