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Songkran celebrations to return after 3-year pause
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/03/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will organise a major event to celebrate this year's Songkran festival after a three-year pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Tuesday.
City Hall revives Songkran events
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/03/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will organise a major event to celebrate Songkran next month after a three-year pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Tuesday.
BMA ups battle to avert river spill
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/10/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is stepping up efforts against flooding along Charoen Krung Road and nearby areas.
Bangkok girds for more heavy rain
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/10/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has asked private company employees to work from home to avoid traffic congestion as heavy rain is forecast across the capital from Wednesday until Friday.
When old trains are new again
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/09/2022
» Seventeen second-hand passenger train carriages from Japan are set for a new lease of life having now been refurbished ahead of being put into service for short tourism routes from next month, says the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
Gaps in city flood defence as dam increases discharge
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/07/2022
» City Hall is warning Bangkok residents to brace for possible flooding when the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat increases its discharge rate next month in response to increasing water run-off from upstream provinces during the rainy season.
Gaps in flood wall render Bangkok vulnerable
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/07/2022
» City Hall is warning Bangkok residents to brace for possible flooding when the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat increases its discharge rate next month in response to increasing water run-off from upstream provinces during the rainy season.
Chao Phraya well below flood level in Bangkok
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/09/2021
» The level of the Chao Phraya River remains well below the top of the flood embankments and there is no flooding in any riverside area, the Bangkok governor reassured city residents on Thursday.
Songkran parties OK with controls
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/03/2021
» City Hall has introduced strict measures, including securing a permit for holding large parties, to control the spread of Covid-19 during the Songkran festival next month.
Osaka inspires 'maverick' Utain
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/05/2020
» Veteran politician Utain Shartpinyo is using the issue of mounting rubbish and traffic congestion in the capital as a political platform to garner votes for the Bangkok election next year.