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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.
2025 a 'turning point' for Bangkok
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/01/2026
» From a collapsing road to contentious transit debts, tighter pet rules and higher rubbish fees, 2025 marked a turning point in how Bangkok governs itself.
Bangkok eyes Oct 9 reopening for sinkhole-affected Samsen Road
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/10/2025
» Bangkok authorities are working around the clock to stabilise the area around Samsen police station and restore the road in front of Vajira Hospital, following the recent major subsidence that caused a sinkhole.
SRT outlines 'rail service for Asean'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/09/2024
» Veeris Ammarapala, 49, the new State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor, has vowed to make Thailand a railway service hub of Asean during his four-year term.
MP sounds alarm over neglected canal
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/03/2024
» A United Thai Nation Party (UTN) MP called on the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to take action to preserve Klong Ong Ang, which he said has suffered from neglect, making it less attractive to tourists.
90-day deadline set for condo dispute
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/03/2024
» A solution to a legal dispute over the 6-billion-baht Ashton Asoke condominium project in the Watthana district of Bangkok needs to be found in three months, according to a court official.
150k register to settle debts
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/03/2024
» More than 150,000 people with accumulated informal debts of almost 12 billion baht registered for the government's debt settlement programme, resulting in 18,509 people settling more than 771 million baht in total so far, according to the Interior Ministry.
Ashton Asoke won't be demolished: BMA
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/08/2023
» The beleaguered Ashton Asoke condominium will not be demolished although its developer must re-apply for a construction permit within 30 days, according to Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt.
BMA under fire over Ashton Asoke
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/07/2023
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is under increasing pressure to take action in response to Thursday's ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court, which invalidated the construction permit granted to the already finished 6-billion-baht Ashton Asoke condominium project in Watthana district of Bangkok after a long legal dispute.
BTSC confident of Green Line debt payment
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/06/2023
» Keeree Kanjanapas, chairman of Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), expressed confidence on Monday the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) would service overdue debts incurred through the operation and maintenance of the Green Line extensions.