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Harnessing data to boost road safety
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/02/2026
» Inspired by Japan's long-term success in reducing road fatalities, Thailand is entering a critical period of learning and reform in road safety, a message underscored at the 3rd Thailand Road Traffic Safety Forum.
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.
Make Thai Airways fully private, former director urges
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/09/2025
» Former Thai Airways International board member Banyong Pongpanich has called on the government to sell all its shares in the airline, arguing that full privatisation is essential to prevent a return to bureaucratic inefficiency and political meddling.
Crews advance in grim search at SAO collapse site
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/05/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has reported continued progress in search and recovery efforts for the last 13 missing people following the collapse of the recently erected State Audit Office (SAO).
5 more bodies pulled from rubble
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/05/2025
» Five more bodies have been retrieved from the collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building, according to a senior City Hall official.
Weight rule 'needs better enforcement'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/11/2023
» The Transport Ministry has ordered all relevant agencies to cooperate with the police to assist its crackdown on overloaded trucks, after concrete slabs on a major road in Bangkok caved in last week.
City flyover contractor set new deadline
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/07/2023
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has imposed a new deadline on the contractor of the Na Ranong intersection flyover to finish the long-delayed project by the end of this month.
Chao Phraya bridge to open in 2024
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/03/2023
» Construction of the country's widest river bridge, over the Chao Phraya in Bangkok, is expected to be completed next year.
Pageant winner seen as 'pride of city'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/08/2022
» Bangkok governor, Chadchart Sittipunt, has hailed the new Miss Universe Thailand 2022 as a proud child of Bangkok, inspiring people in the capital with her soft power.
Prison labour hired to clean Bangkok's drains
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/06/2022
» City Hall has approved a Department of Corrections proposal to use prison labour to clean the sewers throughout Bangkok and improve flood drainage, starting on July 1.