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BACC likely to shorten hours
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/09/2018
» The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) in Pathumwan district must tighten its belt by reducing its operating hours after City Hall failed to approve its budget this year, according to Pawit Mahasarinand, the facility's director.
Dengue fever spreading in Bangkok
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/09/2018
» The Bangkok governor says dengue haemorrhagic fever is spreading in Nong Chok, Huai Khwang, Bang Kapi and Klong Samwa districts, with five fatalities this year.
City Hall steps in to shore up flood-prone tunnels
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/09/2018
» In the wake of the death of a female driver who drowned in a flooded tunnel running under a railway in Prawet district on Sept 5, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has instructed its 50 district offices to ensure safety measures are well implemented in the capital's tunnels.
BMA plays down dispute over green market closure
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/09/2018
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Thursday played down reports about JJ Green Market vendors refusing to move out by the Sept 12 deadline.
Officials threaten 'Aunty Pigeon' with jail, fines
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/09/2018
» Laksi district officials threatened an elderly woman yesterday with fines or jail time if she does not stop feeding the large flock of pigeons at her house.
'Auntie Pigeon' warned neighbours' health comes first
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/09/2018
» Laksi district officials on Thursday sanitised the house of an old woman who for decades had been feeding a large flock of wild pigeons and ignoring neighbours' complaints about the mess they caused and the risk of disease.
City Hall takes on oversight of Victory Monument
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/09/2018
» Having found nobody to claim ownership of Victory Monument, City Hall has finally announced it is directly responsible for overseeing this 76-year-old landmark in Bangkok.
City Hall deduces Victory Monument is in its care
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/09/2018
» Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is the agency responsible for Victory Monument, according to its City Planning Department.
Time running out for city district councillors
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/09/2018
» 'Because Phra Nakhon district is my home, I still want to continue doing this duty. How could I trust the people from somewhere else to do the job? They don't even know the way of life of people here. Those civil servants come and go. As for us, born and raised here, we won't move away."
BMA cracks down on tattoo shops
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 06/09/2018
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is launching a crackdown on hundreds of unlicensed tattoo parlours across the capital after finding only 50 were properly registered.