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Monorails to get new guidewheels
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/08/2024
» The operators of the Yellow and Pink monorail systems will reinforce the guidewheels on every train to improve the systems' safety, according to their director.
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.
BMA under fire over Ashton Asoke
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/07/2023
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is under increasing pressure to take action in response to Thursday's ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court, which invalidated the construction permit granted to the already finished 6-billion-baht Ashton Asoke condominium project in Watthana district of Bangkok after a long legal dispute.
Govt asked to pay City Hall's B50bn skytrain debt
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/03/2023
» Representatives of skytrain employees have asked the government to pay the 50 billion baht debt the company accumulated in running the Green Line extension owned by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
TUH's joint replacement centre opens
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/09/2022
» A one-stop joint replacement centre has opened at Thammasat University Hospital (TUH), promising to deliver affordable and less painful joint surgery.
BMTA plans to get 3,200 electric buses
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/08/2022
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority may procure 3,200 electric buses to phase out fossil-fuelled buses from its fleet in three years, said deputy permanent secretary for transport, Sorapong Paitoonphong.
City Hall begins 'street cleaning'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/08/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to relocate street vendors in a project modelled on Singapore's success in managing issues arising from an abundance of street hawkers.
BMA sets special bins for used masks
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/03/2020
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has placed special bins for used face masks in 173 locations across the capital and has brought mask-disposal procedures up to the highest standards, the city administration said.
Rubbish rates not that bad, residents say
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/05/2019
» The city administration is convinced city residents will be not burdened by the new household garbage waste handling fee that will start in October.
The road from dependence to self-sufficiency
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 19/05/2019
» There are more than 300,000 autistic people in Thailand, while only about 200 of them have "proper" jobs and live independent lives.