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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.
Opponents of SEC bill threaten protest
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/04/2025
» Opponents of the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) and the Land Bridge megaproject linking the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea have vowed to launch a protest on July 1 if the government proceeds with the plan.
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.
City folk want flood plan sped up
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/05/2020
» A group of Bangkok residents is calling on City Hall to speed up its expropriation of land for a 130-rai reservoir in Kannayao and Klong Sam Wa districts so it can be built to hold flood water as the community has been plagued by regular inundation for years.
Never-ending pavement repair irks city residents
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/06/2019
» Known for their wobbly surfaces and surplus of potholes -- not to mention seemingly endless reconstruction -- footpaths in Bangkok have always been on the receiving end of criticism and ridicule.
City plan draws concern from public
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/05/2019
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is being urged to prioritise public interest over commercialism, according to sentiments expressed yesterday at the final public hearing on the drafting of a new city plan.
High-rises skirt law to spring up in narrow sois
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/05/2019
» Due to unscrupulous state officials and greedy real estate developers exploiting legal loopholes, many high-rises manage to spring up in narrow sois in Bangkok, posing environmental problems and safety concerns.
Urban sprawl has killer consequences for residents
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/02/2019
» Living in cities like Bangkok poses unique risks from which rural dwellers are spared. For example, urban residents face the risk of being caged inside fire-stricken buildings or the possibility of an accident on mass transit.
The property developer strengthening Bangkok's roots
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/07/2018
» Tree conservation in cities is becoming a trend. Started by tree-hugging conservationists decades ago, the ideology has now been adopted by companies keen to embrace tree conservation as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes.
Wastewater treatment fee plan resurfaces, 15 years on
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/03/2018
» City Hall has dusted off a draft regulation to impose a wastewater treatment fee on Bangkok residents, 15 years after it was first flagged.