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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.
Court awards B11bn to BTS in Green Line case
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/09/2025
» The Administrative Court has ruled that the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Krung Thep Thanakom Co Ltd must pay 11 billion baht to Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Co Ltd (BTS) for operating and maintaining the extended sections of the Green Line electric skytrain.
Collapse deaths on Rama II Road prompt lawsuit
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/03/2025
» The Ministry of Transport and the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) have filed civil and criminal charges against a contractor after a beam on the Rama III-Dao Khanong Expressway collapsed during construction last Saturday on Rama II Road, killing six and injuring 24 others.
Expropriation for Bangkok's new Orange Line to begin
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/08/2024
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is ready to expropriate land across seven communities in the Prachasongkhroh area of Bangkok's Din Daeng district to enable construction of the western route of the Orange Line electric railway system, it says.
Court dismisses suit filed against MRTA
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/06/2024
» The Supreme Administrative Court dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) against the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and its bidding committee for revising the terms of reference (ToR) for the Orange Line's western extension.
Srisuwan urges Ashton Asoke probe
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/08/2023
» Whistleblower Srisuwan Janya on Friday filed a letter with the Bangkok governor requesting that he investigate the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) officials involved in granting permits for the Ashton Asoke project.
Hopewell, govt trade threats
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/06/2022
» Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has downplayed a threat by Hopewell (Thailand) Co to bring a criminal lawsuit against the government for failing to pay several billion baht in compensation over a cancelled transport project about two decades ago.
Smart City project a source of conflict
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/11/2020
» The row over a plan to purchase land from a community behind the old Mor Chit Bus Terminal to build an elevated road as part of a "smart city" project around the mass transit station has raised questions about the way the state spends taxpayer money on land expropriation.
MRTA to roll with rail bid plan
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/10/2020
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) says it will go ahead with its plan to open the auction for the construction of the Orange Line electric train next month, despite an injunction that orders the authority to delay enforcement of the amended bidding criteria.