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Officials hash out ways to curb clashes with macaques
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/03/2026
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has joined forces with the Prime Minister's Office and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) to discuss ways to handle the encounters between crab-eating macaques in Bang Khunthian district and local residents.
MRTA eyes Japan model for Praram 9
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/12/2025
» Tokyo: The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is adopting Japan's well-established Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) model as it prepares to launch its first commercial land development project early next year.
Bangkok claims sorting push 'a success'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/10/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) new waste separation initiative, "This House Doesn't Mix", has drawn an enthusiastic response from city residents, with more than 700,000 households registering since its launch on Wednesday, according to Pornprom Vikitsreth, the governor's sustainability adviser.
Thailand's Land Bridge falls flat
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/07/2025
» As Thailand's political future hangs in the balance, so too does one of the country's most ambitious mega-infrastructure proposals: the Land Bridge Project, envisioned as a transformative logistics corridor linking the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea.
Klong Toey smart port plan to progress
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/10/2024
» Guidelines for land use in the Klong Toey Port redevelopment project will be discussed this month, Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri said on Saturday.
Locals want 10% of land in Bangkok's Makkasan
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/08/2024
» Residents living near a railway in the Phaya Thai area of Bangkok are urging the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to allocate 10% of its 500-rai Makkasan land to them before it starts a high-speed rail project linking three airports.
Repair work on Red Line escalators, lifts underway
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/04/2024
» The State Railway of Thailand is currently working to repair escalators and elevators along the Red Line commuter rail system, after a recent inspection found many were out of service.
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 Hall urged to solve housing woes
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/10/2023
» Activists are urging City Hall to work out a permanent solution to the housing problems facing the capital's underprivileged residents.
Keeping lives on track
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/07/2023
» Chao Kerdaree sits on a bench between two rail tracks, facing a row of shanty houses. Soon his family and another 100 more will be forcibly evicted from their Bun Romsai community built along a one-kilometre rail track in Phaya Thai district.