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Revitalised city park gets rave reviews
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/03/2026
» Bangkok's Lumpini Park -- long regarded as the city's green heart -- is undergoing a quiet but significant transformation.
Faster flood drainage touted in Bangkok
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/09/2025
» Flood-prone areas across the city are now able to drain much faster than they did in 2022, following the completion of key infrastructure projects, says the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Transport safety stressed in stormy northern Thailand
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/07/2025
» Thai transport agencies are taking safety precautions and are ready to offer public assistance for any effects caused by Tropical Storm Wipha in northern Thailand, Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said on Wednesday.
All Bangkok eateries told to install grease traps
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/03/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is ordering all city eateries to install grease traps to help improve drainage efficiency in the capital ahead of the rainy season.
Bangkok offers incentives for rubbish sorters
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/10/2024
» Bangkok's new garbage collection fee will provide big discounts for households that sort their rubbish before routine collection.
Street vendors banned from Lang Suan Rd
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/04/2024
» Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has cleared street vendors from the footpaths along Lang Suan Road in Pathumwan district in a move to return the sidewalks to pedestrians.
BMA dredges city's canals to stave off seasonal floods
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/04/2024
» In an effort to ward off flooding during the rainy season, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has begun dredging the city's canals, with the work expected to be finished in May.
City Hall begins 'street cleaning'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/08/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to relocate street vendors in a project modelled on Singapore's success in managing issues arising from an abundance of street hawkers.
BMA eyes hawker centres to resolve street stall free-for-all
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/07/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is preparing to set up hawker centres as a permanent solution to unorganised street vendor stalls.
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.