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2025 a 'turning point' for Bangkok
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/01/2026
» From a collapsing road to contentious transit debts, tighter pet rules and higher rubbish fees, 2025 marked a turning point in how Bangkok governs itself.
City Hall prepares to consider future of skytrain
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/12/2025
» Bangkok city officials are preparing to consider the future of the skytrain system, as the expiry of the existing 30-year concession is just four years away.
Some Green Line fares will rise, says Bangkok governor
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/10/2025
» Some fares on the Green Line will have to increase because the current fare structure of the light-rail mass transit service is unsustainable, according to Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt.
Chadchart seeks extra B32bn for Green Line debt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/10/2025
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is seeking an additional 32 billion baht from the Bangkok Metropolitan Council (BMC) to settle outstanding debts for operating and maintaining the extended sections of the Green Line electric skytrain.
K-pop's Lisa takes crown in bustling city of plenty
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/12/2024
» Amid a wealth of news and catchy headlines from Bangkok in 2024, the 'Bangkok Post' picked five of the most noteworthy to cap the year.
Council approves big BMA debt fufilment budget
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/11/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Council has approved the request by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration request for a 14.54-billion-baht budget for paying the debt owed to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), the operator of the BTS Skytrain.
Free rides for Bus Rapid Transit customers
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/09/2024
» Passengers can ride for free on the new electric buses of Bangkok's newly upgraded Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, re-launched yesterday, for two months, a transport official for the company said on Sunday.
Chadchart weighs BTS debt fix
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 02/08/2024
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said yesterday that City Hall will need more time to consider how to deal with the debts it owes to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), the operator of the BTS Skytrain.
City Hall vows to pay BTS debt
SUPOJ WANCHAROEN, Published on 26/07/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has promised to pay 11.75 billion baht, the amount of debt plus interest owed, to the Skytrain operator Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) for operating the Green Line, as ordered on Friday by the Supreme Administrative Court.
Cabinet approves Bangkok's Orange Line route
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/07/2024
» The cabinet on Tuesday gave the green light for Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (BEM) to kick off the western route project of the Orange Line, according to government spokesman Chai Wacharonke.