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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.
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.
BTS says staff quick to respond to station assault report
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/05/2024
» The operator of Bangkok's Skytrain services has come out to defend its safety procedures, after it came under heavy criticism following an assault on a woman at Kheha station on Tuesday morning.
Move Forward slams holiday booze ban
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/06/2023
» The ban on the sales of alcoholic beverages during Buddhist holidays has sparked a heated debate between advocates and critics of the law -- including the Move Forward Party, which is campaigning for the end of the ban.
Passenger safety derailed
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/12/2022
» Pol Capt Chanoknard Wangsathi has been a railway police officer for six years. Next year will be her last year at work because the Royal Thai Police has announced that it will close the Railway Police Division in October 2023.
Chadchart says clash a vital lesson
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/11/2022
» "Errors" in crowd control management during a clash at the "Citizens Stop Apec 2022" protest on Friday have taught the authorities a lesson in crowd management for the future, said Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Monday.
BMA ups efforts to keep streets clear
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/09/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is urgently clearing abandoned vehicles on roads and cancelling temporary permitted street vending areas that are against new city regulations.
Gel giveaway planned to curb spread of Covid-19
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/03/2020
» City Hall is planning to give away 800,000 bottles of hand sanitiser gel to select communities in Bangkok, in an attempt to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus in the capital, Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said yesterday.
Fines, bans mulled for pavement riding
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/10/2019
» Motorcycle taxi drivers who repeatedly ride on pavements could have their uniforms confiscated for up to three years, under a proposal being considered by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
The peril on Thai pavements
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/08/2019
» A video clip of a Japanese woman blocking motorcycles from riding on the pavement has once again reminded society about the state of Thailand's shared public spaces.