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Harnessing data to boost road safety
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/02/2026
» Inspired by Japan's long-term success in reducing road fatalities, Thailand is entering a critical period of learning and reform in road safety, a message underscored at the 3rd Thailand Road Traffic Safety Forum.
All Bangkok eateries told to install grease traps
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/03/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is ordering all city eateries to install grease traps to help improve drainage efficiency in the capital ahead of the rainy season.
Electric Bangkok boat taxis to launch in July
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/06/2024
» An on-demand electric boat taxi service developed by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is due to begin operating in July, around the time the BMA looks set to launch the city-wide expansion of its app-based motorcycle taxi-hailing service, Krung Thep Thanakom Co (KT), the BMA’s business arm, revealed on Sunday.
Normal services on Yellow Line delayed to ‘late June’
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/05/2024
» Regular services along the Yellow Line monorail system will resume sometime late next month instead of June 10 as previously announced, as its operator is still waiting for some parts needed to repair damaged tracks, the Department of Rail Transport said on Wednesday.
Yellow Line vows change after monorail 'mishap'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/01/2024
» The Yellow Line monorail system will have every guide wheel of all 30 trains inspected and have its maintenance intervals increased to ensure public safety, according to its chairman, Keeree Kanjanapas.
Mishap sparks blacklist threat
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/01/2024
» The Transport Ministry on Wednesday warned it would punish concessionaires by putting them on a blacklist if more dangerous incidents happen after a wheel fell off a Yellow Line monorail train on Tuesday and hit a taxi.
All Yellow Line train wheels being checked for defects
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/01/2024
» Some wheels on the Yellow Line monorail trains were defective and their use has been suspended pending thorough inspections, Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote said on Wednesday.
City to rezone nightspots
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/08/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to work with the Metropolitan Police Bureau to revise zoning for night entertainment venues.
Chiang Rai airport reopens as stranded Nok Air plane removed
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/08/2022
» Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai International Airport reopens on Friday after a damaged Nok Air plane was removed from the runway, said Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob.
Survey finds most markets in Bangkok are illegal
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/02/2018
» More than half of the approximately 1,000 markets operating across Bangkok are running illegally, city governor Aswin Kwanmuang says, as authorities ramp up efforts to address the problem.