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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.
Construction peril demands action
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/10/2025
» Accidents at large-scale construction sites in Thailand occur often -- only to quietly fade from public attention, leaving no trace of lasting accountability.
Households are urged to sort organic waste
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/03/2025
» Households in Bangkok are being encouraged to separate organic waste from other forms of rubbish to help reduce the daily volume of garbage.
K-pop's Lisa takes crown in bustling city of plenty
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/12/2024
» Amid a wealth of news and catchy headlines from Bangkok in 2024, the 'Bangkok Post' picked five of the most noteworthy to cap the year.
Chadchart suspends gym equipment programme
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 07/06/2024
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Friday suspended the 40-million-baht procurement programme for gym equipment for three sports centres run by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) amid an outcry over suspected corruption.
Expert team 'must check Yellow Line'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/03/2024
» The Thailand Consumers Council (TCC) has proposed that independent agents and transport experts take part in examining the incidents that have affected the Yellow Line since Thursday.
Work on collapsed On Nut road to resume in March
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/01/2024
» Construction on the collapsed On Nut-Lat Krabang elevated road is expected to resume in March, with the plan now under revision, said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) Public Works Department.
BMA seeks cabinet guidance on debts
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/11/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will ask the Ministry of Interior and the cabinet to decide if the BMA is liable for paying the first tranche of debt, worth about 23 billion baht, owed to the operator of the Green Line electric rail service.
Free rides on Green Line extensions end next month
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/11/2023
» The Green Line extensions on the BTS Skytrain from Mo Chit to Saphan Mai and Bearing to Samut Prakan will start collecting fares by the end of December, Bangkok deputy governor Wisanu Subsompon said on Tuesday.
Locals seek damages for ruined homes
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/07/2023
» Residents whose homes were damaged by the collapse of an elevated road project on Luang Phaeng Road in Bangkok's Lat Krabang district on July 10 are urging the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to speed up the distribution of compensation and other financial aid.