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Bangkok eyes curbing water monitor numbers
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/02/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is considering measures to control the growing population of water monitors in Lumpini Park and the canal along Rama IV Road.
Man with a vision barely dimmed
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/03/2022
» Sakoltee Phattiyakul has thrown his hat in the ring for the Bangkok governor election race, with a pledge to build a better capital for residents.
Skypark across Chao Phraya river to be opened this month
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/06/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration plans to open the world's first public park across a river this month, developed on a bridge left over from the nation's first elevated railway project, which was abandoned nearly three decades ago.
Chatuchak back to life after 48 days
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/05/2020
» Vendors and shoppers are bustling about again at Bangkok’s most famous weekend market after a 48-day closure, with strict rules in place for everyone to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
BMA declares six no-smoking zones
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/05/2019
» City Hall established six no-smoking zones in the capital as a part of a pilot project to curb the rising numbers of new smokers in the country.
Canal's redevelopment sees local hopes swell
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/04/2019
» Khlong Lat Phrao, a major canal in Bangkok, was once known for its putrid water, proliferation of rubbish and land encroachment along its banks.
City deploys water-spraying drones to reduce smog
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/01/2019
» The Bangkok governor on Thursday launched a fleet of large drones to spray water into the air in an attempt to reduce the smog that is blanketing the capital region.
A Bangkok 'water park' unlike any other
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/02/2018
» A sand-carrying barge on the Chao Phraya could be converted into a "floating park" to add another recreational option for the city's residents and visitors as they take in sweeping views of the riverbanks and beyond.