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Govt orders Bangkok Port out of city
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/04/2024
» The government has ordered the relocation of the 32-rai Bangkok Port next to the Chao Phraya River in Klong Toey district so the area can be renovated to benefit the public.
PM2.5 to spike in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/01/2024
» Bangkok residents have been told to expect rising levels of PM2.5, which forecasters at the Pollution Control Department have said will continue to worsen until Wednesday.
203 abandoned cars removed from Bangkok roads
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/01/2024
» City Hall has removed more than 200 abandoned cars from Bangkok roads after no owners showed up to claim them.
Pics of 'rubbish' railway go viral
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/08/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) have sent a team to clear rubbish along rail tracks near Phaya Thai after a Japanese netizen posted pictures of a Kiha-183 train, donated by Japan to serve tourists, passing through an apparent dump site in the area.
Drier-than-average rainy season this year
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/05/2023
» The rainy season will officially start on Monday with less rain forecast this year due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, the Meteorological Department announced on Friday.
Capital on alert for monkeypox
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/07/2022
» City Hall is on full alert for monkeypox infections in at-risk areas in the capital, including locations where foreign tourists gather in large numbers.
CentralWorld scraps onsite New Year party
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/12/2021
» The CentralWorld shopping centre has cancelled in-person attendance at its New Year countdown party, although the event will still be broadcast live across the country.
Countdown events cancelled over Omicron fears
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/12/2021
» Fear of a surge in Omicron cases has led to the cancellation of all events to mark the New Year planned for Bangkok by City Hall.
Booze ban after 9pm to remain
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/11/2021
» Restaurant operators have asked City Hall to allow them to serve alcohol until 11pm but the idea has been rejected by the Bangkok governor.
City curbs may be relaxed
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/01/2021
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Monday hinted it would soon consider lifting Covid-19 restrictions.