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BMA battles truck smog
Oped, Editorial, Published on 31/10/2024
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt deserves praise for launching the Bangkok Low Emission Scheme (BLMS) -- a pilot programme to prevent large trucks from entering certain parts of the inner city during the air pollution season.
Dog attack dilemmas
News, Editorial, Published on 02/10/2024
» The latest fatal dog attack last week raises questions about whether Thailand has enough safeguards to deal with some foreign working dog breeds, such as pit bulls.
Real action or CSR stunt?
News, Editorial, Published on 14/08/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's initiative to launch a pilot "low-emission zone" (LEZ) project in five districts sounds literally like a breath of fresh air for Bangkok residents who have suffered from high levels of air pollution for too long.
Big steps for our 'expanding' nation
News, Editorial, Published on 12/03/2023
» Two years ago, the Public Health Ministry changed its guidelines to confirm that the average Thai child was, in fact, getting taller. To mark World Obesity Day on March 4, the Department of Health released a report saying that not only are they taller, but they are also much bigger -- with one in 10 children aged under 15 found to be clinically obese.
Concession transparency
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/06/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has made a plausible move in ordering a review of the Green Line skytrain concessions.
As clear as klong water
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/12/2021
» The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is undeniably serious about revitalising Bangkok's waterways. Not long after he became prime minister in 2014, the general announced his vision of turning the capital into the "Venice of the East" by cleaning up major canals and rivers, redeveloping the landscape and promoting river transport.
Ask public over promenade
News, Editorial, Published on 06/04/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been praised for two urban public park projects. One, which opened last year, the "Phra Pokklao Skypark" -- the city's first skypark across the Chao Phraya River -- creatively transformed the deserted pillars of the decommissioned urban train structure into a leisure area.
Little care for car-free day
News, Editorial, Published on 22/09/2020
» While many countries around the globe are planning to celebrate World Car Free Day today by promoting low- and zero-carbon footprint travel, the day looks set to pass with little, if any, attention from the public in most parts of Thailand.
Don't rush promenade
News, Editorial, Published on 03/12/2019
» The fight against the city's controversial Chao Phraya Riverside Promenade will intensify later this month when a civil network petitions the Administrative Court for an injunction against the project.
Cycling needs govt push
News, Editorial, Published on 22/10/2019
» For many, the elevated bicycle lane beneath the Airport Rail Link, proposed as an alternative for those commuting between eastern Bangkok and the heart of the city by a think tank agency under King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, is just another pie-in-the-sky plan.