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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.
BMA to spruce up busy pedestrian areas
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/04/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has begun a pavement renovation programme aiming to upgrade footpaths along 16 routes in highly populated areas of the capital.
PM lauds 'team effort' to clear Rama II Road
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/04/2024
» The prime minister has complimented the government and private agencies on improving traffic flow along Rama II Road while all construction work there is expected to be completed by next year.
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.
MRTA gives timeline for road return
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/09/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has urged the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to speed up its return of roads around MRTA construction sites to lessen traffic congestion.
BMA looks to create beautiful roads
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/09/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is kicking off a new project where improvements will be made to traffic islands and land under expressways and along public pavements.
Clear-up crew put on job after pics of 'rubbish' railway go viral
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/08/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) have sent a 30-strong team to clear rubbish along rail tracks near Phaya Thai after a Japanese netizen posted pictures of a Kiha-183 train, donated by Japan to serve tourists, passing through an apparent dump site in the area.
MRTA to resurface roads
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/12/2022
» City Hall has set April as the deadline for the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), the contractors of the Orange, Pink and Yellow lines and other stakeholders to restore road surfaces around construction sites.
BMA allows 13 kinds of business to reopen in Bangkok
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/01/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has approved the reopening of 13 kinds of premises, including game arcades and shops, from Friday, but 13 other kinds of business will remain closed, including pubs.
Perils lurking amid the waste
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/05/2020
» Surat Sitthipanya is an early riser whose job is to help collect the city's rubbish.