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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.
New station plan irks local residents
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/06/2023
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) is waiting for the Fine Arts Department to approve its plan for the new Democracy Monument Station, which has come under fire from conservationists and residents alike over its likely impact on historic buildings, in what is one of Bangkok's oldest neighbourhoods.
Jakkaphong's pageant dream comes true
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/11/2022
» Dubbed by Forbes Thailand the most powerful trans woman in the world, Jakkaphong "Anne" Jakrajutatip, CEO of JKN Global Group Plc, has just made her dream come true as the first Thai woman to own the global beauty pageant Miss Universe Organization (MUO) in its 70-year history.
Gaps in city flood defence as dam increases discharge
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/07/2022
» City Hall is warning Bangkok residents to brace for possible flooding when the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat increases its discharge rate next month in response to increasing water run-off from upstream provinces during the rainy season.
Gaps in flood wall render Bangkok vulnerable
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/07/2022
» City Hall is warning Bangkok residents to brace for possible flooding when the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat increases its discharge rate next month in response to increasing water run-off from upstream provinces during the rainy season.
City Hall pressured over fare
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/06/2022
» The tussle over the maximum fare rate of the BTS Green Line railway may be finalised next week, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Wednesday.
BMA eases curbs on meetings and booze
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/03/2022
» Businesses can once again hold conferences, seminars and other events at hotels, exhibition venues and shopping centres starting today, as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has agreed to further ease disease control measures put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the capital.
Death rites pose deadly risk
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/07/2021
» City Hall on Friday began a Covid-19 vaccination programme for Buddhist monks, undertakers and other temple workers who handle the corpses of Covid-19 victims.
53 isolation centres on way
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/07/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration plans to open 53 community isolation centres by early next month for Covid-infected people awaiting hospital admission, city governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on Friday.
Bangkok records increase in mask waste
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/04/2021
» The average amount of discarded single-use face masks in the capital has reached almost 13 tonnes per day, prompting the governor to urge the public to dispose of them properly.