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News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/05/2023
» Pressure is mounting on the operators of Bangkok's Green and Yellow lines to construct a 2.6-kilometre missing link between the two electric train systems to make it easier for commuters to change lines at Ratchayothin and Lat Phrao stations.
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/07/2014
» The shortage of fire trucks in Bangkok will soon ease as nine used emergency vehicles have been donated by Japan’s Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly (FPA).
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/07/2014
» In a city where the roads are uneven and the footpaths dominated by vendors, life in a wheelchair can be pretty tough. Many disabled feel they’re being told to either stay home or only get about in a private car.
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/04/2014
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is conducting an environmental impact assessment before investing 1.5 billion baht in its long-delayed breakwater project to stop the receding coastline in Bang Khunthian district.
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/10/2013
» An elevated road project above the heavily congested Asoke Montri Road in Bangkok has been revived to relieve severe traffic problems - but locals continue to oppose it.
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/10/2013
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is preparing to further investigate more City Hall officials suspected of being involved in the scandal-plagued fire trucks and boats purchase.
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/09/2013
» City Hall will not utilise the fire trucks and fire boats at the centre of a procurement scandal until the legal dispute over their purchase is settled by an international arbitrator.
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 27/04/2013
» While many residents are eagerly awaiting the next subway line to ease the agony of commuting, another kind of woe has arisen because of the construction - that of the cost to Bangkok's cultural heritage, in particular in the city's treasured old quarter.
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/08/2012
» Homelessness in Bangkok is hardly at crisis proportions, but to well-intentioned City Hall officials, it is still a problem they want to resolve. And for inspiration, they have turned to New York City.
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/06/2012
» Motorists caught up in the formidable traffic jams around Ram Intra and Phahon Yothin roads and in the north of the city are being offered a glimmer of hope in the shape of a relatively small bypass.